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Cardinals Making Hits Rain On Wrigley Field

There are only a few rivalries in sports that can bring so much joy to someone when you see your team run circles around the the rival team. That is exactly what the Cardinals did yesterday. Heading into today’s game, our beloved Redbirds from St. Louis had a record of 47-40 leading the National Central Division by two games to the Brewers. Today was no exception in the Cards journey in ending the season first place and getting to the playoffs. On the defensive side of the game, Chris Carpenter (7-3, E.R.A. 2.47) pitched an excellent six innings. He struck out six, allowed three runs on seven hits. The runs came in the third inning when he allowed Harden and Theriot to get on base on singles. Next came Derek Lee to the plate who crushed a cutter that was up and out over the plate. After that the Cubs left two on base the next two innings.

Carp Getting The Job Done
Carpenter rocks the stash in a great performance
On the offensive side of the ball, the Cards were truly great. Between Ryan Ludwick (.251) and Albert Pujols (.336) they went five for six with RBIs, four runs, and zero strike outs. Ryan

Pujols Is All Smiles

 Ludwick had an amazing day, going three up to the plate and getting three hits. In the top of 
the eight, Pujols hit an RBI triple, his first triple since September 8, 2007. After the Cubs tied it up in the third, the Cards just had to get more runs. Ludwick was quoted saying ‘we need more runs, that’s all’. He was right and Pujols must have heard him because he started getting those runs in the fifth when he hit a solo home run to get the go ahead run and get his thirty second of the season. He has the most home runs before the All Star Game, only followed by Barry Bonds with thirty one. Then the Cards pulled in four more runs in the sixth inning on two hits. Brendan Ryan (.299) was on base when Cub’s reliever Aaron Heilman (2-3, E.R.A. 4.35) walked Colby Rasmus (.281) and Albert Pujols. Then Ludwick got his third single of the night driving in two of the four runs in the inning. Yadier Molina (.279) got in the third run when   Alfonso Soriano dropped his fly ball. The last run came in on a wild pitch.
Alfonso Soriano Misses Yadier's Pop Up
Alfonso Soriano drops Molina’s pop up fly in the sixth
All and all, it was a good game to watch. An 8-3 victory over the Cubs is good any day. The Cardinals reach 5-2 on their ten game road trip. Now leading the NL Central Division by three games, we face Chicago again at 3:10 pm CT for the second game of the four game three day series. On the mound for the Cards is Brad Thompson (2-5, E.R.A. 4.92) going up against Ted Lilly (8-6, E.R.A. 3.32). Another game to be watching is the Los Angeles Dodgers (55-31) against the Milwaukee Brewers (44-42) at 6:05 CT. Milwaukee trails the Cards by three games, and we need to keep spreading that lead like butter. Going for the series against the Cubs, in Wrigley, getting your golden bats to go for a combined five for six, that’s why,
With these Cards, I’ll go all in.
- Andy

Piñeiro Stashes Away The Brewers

As heard in Baseball Tonight: “Piñeiro Pinns down the Brewers“. I guess my pun is not much better either, but still what a game. It was 0-0 the first seven innings when Brendan Ryan started a rally that followed with Ludwick blasting a three run shot that gave the Cards the lead. The redbirds moved to being ahead two games with 47-40. Piñeiro has played well all season but has been missing the big guns at the plate. Brendan Ryan made an an amazing play, throwing from almost the third base towards first.

07:08:09 Piñeiro's stash is killer.jpeg
Piñeiro plays an excellent complete game against the Brewers
Today we are facing the Cubs right now, winning 8 to 3 in the third inning.
With these Cards, I’ll go all in.
- Andy

Spreading The Lead Like Spreading The Butter

Ryan LudwickI woke up this morning with two things in my mind, I hope we have enough coffee to wake up, and HOLY CRAP! WE ARE ONLY ONE GAME AHEAD OF MILWAUKEE! The baseball Gods were smiling today on the Cards as our schedule was set to face off against the Brewers tonight. Now in his fifth season with the Cards, Adam Wainwright (8-5, E.R.A. 3.32) pitched a hell of a game controlling the mound for 8 1/3 innings keeping the Brewers down to seven scoreless hits. The five zero victory brings the Redbirds to 46-39 leading the National League Central by two games to the Brewers and three games to the Cubs.

The Cards went to work early in the first inning, Colby Rasmus (.288) singled and was followed by Pujols (.336) who took four balls for a walk. Ryan Ludwick (.237) set the tone in the game homerin’ at his first at bat. Adam Wainwright’s performance was key in the victory.
Tonight we face the Brewers again at 7:05 pm CT with Todd Wellemeyer (7-7 E.R.A. 5.44) on the mound against Jeff Suppan (5-6 E.R.A. 4.60). Wellemeyer went 7 1/3 innings in a victory against the Giants his last start. Lets go for the second win of the series and move our lead to three games.
With these Cards, I’ll go all in.

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