Official Thread of the St. Louis Cardinals

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Bartolo Colon (5-2, 5.44) vs. Kip Wells (2-10, 6.40) tonight in the first of three games.

 

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Anthony Reyes has made 2 starts at Triple A Memphis since being sent down, and he's pitched pretty well...

0-1, 1.93 ERA, 14 innings, .86 WHIP.

 

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Cards up 4-3 so far in the 7th...

Solo HRs by Duncan, Pujols, and Stinnett. Stinnett also added a RBI single.

Another bad start by Wells. At least he didn't give up a boat load of runs tonight.

 

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Johnson relieves Wells and promptly gives up the lead. Single, double, two run single. Still no outs.

 

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Johnson is yanked after another RBI single.

Franklin gives up a double to the first guy he faces. 2nd and 3rd, still no outs, 3 runs so far.

 

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...and the second guy Franklin faces hits a double. :wacko:

8-4, still no outs.

 

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3 pitchers, 6 runs, 7 hits, and 38 pitches later, the top of the 7th is mercifully over.

9-4, bottom 7

 

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Ange;s take game one 10-6.

Obviously, the horrible 7th inning was the difference.

Pujols went 2-5 with the HR and 2 RBI. Looks like he's back to normal after a poor first month, month and a half.

26-32

 

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Troy Percival sighting.

Cardinals, RHP Percival agree to minor-league deal - MLB - Yahoo! Sports

Yet another former Angel.

 

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Ervin Santana (4-6, 5.32) vs. Braden Looper (6-4, 3.72) tonight in game two.

 

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This one's already over. 6-0 Angels, bottom 4.

 

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6-3, top 7

Encarnacion and Edmonds have hit HRs to chip away...

 

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Cards lose 9-3.

Looper has become the kind of starter I feared he'd probably be from the beginning; terrible.

26-33

 

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Jered Weaver (5-3, 3.88) vs. Todd Wellemeyer (1-0, 4.11) this afternoon in the series finale.

 

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3-3, top 4. For now anyway, Wellemeyer is in trouble, again.

Pujols has a two run homer so far.

 

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6-4 Cards, bottom 5, still no outs.

Pujols with another HR, three-run shot this time.

Eckstein picked up hos 1000th career hit earlier in the inning.

 

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Cardinals finally win one, 9-6.

Spiezio added a three run HR of his own later in the game.

27-33

 

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Brad Thompson (4-1, 4.56) vs. Brian Bannister (2-3, 3.33) tonight as the Cards open up a series with the Royals.

 

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Royals up 8-0 in the 6th.

Welcome to rock bottom.

 

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Royals win 8-1.

Ludwick hit a pinch-hit HR for the only run.

Heck of a game out of Thompson tonight. Not.

27-34

 

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Adam Wainwright (4-5, 5.19) vs. Odalis Perez (3-6, 5.68) tonight in game two. Go Cards.

 

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Cards up 7-0 through 5.2 innings.

Eckstein left the game with tightness in his back.

 

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...and Wainwright's no-hitter just got broken up.

 

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Cards win 7-3.

Wainwright pitched 8 innings of 1 hit ball. Excellent.

Johnson tried his best to give up the lead, surrendering a three run homer in the 9th.

Pujols went 2-4 with 3 RBI.

28-34

 

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Kip Wells (2-10, 6.33) vs. Scott Elarton (2-2, 7.34) tonight in the finale.

Looks to be a real pitcher's duel.