The Cardinals hosted the Pirates for the third game in their series. They unfortunately already secured a series loss, so they were looking to avoid the sweep and stop a three game skid with this game. Jake Westbrook gave up runs early, but the offense backed him up to pick up the win. Details follow after the jump.
Box Score
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| St Louis | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| WP | J. Westbrook (7-6) | |||||||||||
| LP | E. Bedard (4-9) | |||||||||||
| SV | J. Motte (17) |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | SB | LOB | Season Avg | ||
| R. Furcal ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .280 | |
| M. Carpenter 1b | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .291 | |
| M. Rzepczynski p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| M. Boggs p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| J. Jay cf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .321 | |
| M. Holliday lf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .307 | |
| A. Craig rf-1b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .311 | |
| D. Freese 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .279 | |
| J. Motte p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Y. Molina c | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .312 | |
| S. Robinson cf-rf | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .252 | |
| T. Greene 2b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 | |
| D. Descalso ph-2b-3b | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .228 | |
| J. Westbrook p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .160 | |
| S. Schumaker ph-rf-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | WHIP | Season ERA | ||
| J. Westbrook (W, 7-6) | 6.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1.34 | 3.91 | |
| M. Rzepczynski (H, 10) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.55 | 5.86 | |
| M. Boggs (H, 12) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.09 | 2.06 | |
| J. Motte (S, 17) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.97 | 3.25 |
The Positives
- Rafael Furcal picked up a single to raise his average to .280.
- Matt Carpenter hit a single and scored two of the Cardinals five runs.
- Matt Holliday his his 19th double of the season and drove in his 49th RBI.
- Allen Craig his his eleventh home run of the season and his two RBIs were his 38th and 39th of the season
- David Freese picked up a single in his first audition for the MLB Final Vote.
- Yadier Molina hit his thirteenth home run of the season.
- Shane Robinson had two singles and an RBI.
- Marc Rzepczynski, Mitchell Boggs, and Jason Motte combined for three scoreless innings. Motte pitched one a third perfect innings with two strikeouts to pick up the save.
Justin’s Jeers
- Every starter had a hti except for Tyler Greene. The Cardinals had a good offensive day, but still left fourteen runners stranded.
- Jake Westbrook just missed out on the quality start due to a rocky fourth inning. If not for giving up a home run, his line would have looked much better.
Three Stars
3) Shane Robinson – Robinson picked up two hits and an RBI.
2) Yadier Molina – Yadi’s early blast scored the first run for the Cardinals in this game.
1) Allen Craig – Craig’s two-run shot helped the Cardinals keep pace with the Pirates.
Standings
| Central | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | RS | RA | Diff | Streak | L10 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 43 | 35 | .551 | — | 23-16 | 20-19 | 331 | 298 | +33 | Lost 1 | 5-5 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 42 | 36 | .538 | 1.0 | 23-13 | 19-23 | 297 | 291 | +6 | Lost 1 | 6-4 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 41 | 38 | .519 | 2.5 | 18-18 | 23-20 | 395 | 338 | +57 | Won 1 | 6-4 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 36 | 42 | .462 | 7.0 | 20-19 | 16-23 | 344 | 355 | –11 | Won 2 | 5-5 |
| Houston Astros | 32 | 47 | .405 | 11.5 | 23-19 | 9-28 | 321 | 374 | –53 | Lost 4 | 4-6 |
| Chicago Cubs | 29 | 49 | .372 | 14.0 | 19-20 | 10-29 | 286 | 357 | –71 | Won 3 | 5-5 |
Today’s Game
The Cardinals host the Colorado Rockies tonight at 7:15 in the first of a three game series. Kyle Lohse takes a 7-2 record and 2.82 ERA to the mound against Josh Outman. Outman is 0-3 this season with a 9.32 ERA.
