St. Louis Cardinals: Successful Sweeps of 2016

Jun 26, 2016; Seattle, WA, USA; St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Matt Carpenter (13) after being splashed with a cup of water for hitting a home run during the ninth inning against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field. The Cardinals won 11-6. Mandatory Credit: Jennifer Buchanan-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 26, 2016; Seattle, WA, USA; St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Matt Carpenter (13) after being splashed with a cup of water for hitting a home run during the ninth inning against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field. The Cardinals won 11-6. Mandatory Credit: Jennifer Buchanan-USA TODAY Sports /
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May 11, 2016; Anaheim, CA, USA; St. Louis Cardinals center fielder Randal Grichuk (15) hits an RBI single in the second inning of the game against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /

May 10-12, 2016

The St. Louis Cardinals again found road magic when they traveled out to California to face the Angels in May.  It is important to note, as was voiced many times during the broadcasts, that the Angels were experiencing a very frustrating season.  To their credit, the Cardinals capitalized upon these frustrations.

In the first game of the series, Mike Leake faced off against Hector Santiago.  Leake went eight innings and allowed one earned run on six hits.  The bats were alive from the beginning of this game as the St. Louis Cardinals scored early to take a 2-0 lead and didn’t stop there.  The final score was 8-1 in favor of the birds.

The second game of the series had Garcia facing off against Matt Shoemaker.  Jaime took the win going seven innings surrendering two unearned runs on four hits.  The St. Louis Cardinals recorded four runs early in this contest and then held this lead all the way to a 5-2 win with Rosenthal recording his sixth save on the season.

The final game of the second sweep of 2016 for the St. Louis Cardinals had Wainwright facing Jared Weaver.  Waino pitched five innings in which he surrendered six earned runs on eleven hits.  This was another worrying start for Waino but he was bailed out by the Cardinals offense who fought hard and secured a 12-10 win.

The good times, they were rolling, again!

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