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Cardinals Could Not Keep Up With The Mets
The Cards started tonight’s game down by two, a deficit they were not able to surpass. The Redbirds had already swept the Mets earlier in the year, but could not get the job done tonight. They did some damage along the game but could not tie the game. Skip Schumaker hit an RBI single in the third inning that brought in Khalil Greene. That kept our chances of taking the lead alive until the fourth inning when the Mets brought home another run. Later on, Ryan Ludwick hit a two run homer in the six inning that kept the Cardinals down by one run. As close as we got, in the bottom of the six inning, the Mets scored another run and regained the two run lead. The lost was given to pitcher Todd Wellemeyer (6-7, E.R.A. 5.53) who defended the mound for 5 2/3 innings in an attempt to keep the Mets lineup off the bases. An unsuccessful attempt that ended up with Wellemeyer giving up ten hits for five runs. The Mets played an amazing game. Carlos Beltran (.336) was placed in the disabled list today. Carlos Delgado (.298) and José Reyes (279) are not playing either. I had thought that it would be an easy win since New York did not have any of its big players. I was proven wrong.
The second game of the series is tomorrow at . On the mound for the Cardinals Puerto Rican native Joel Piñeiro (5-8, E.R.A. 3.76) against Cuban native Livan Hernandez (5-1, E.R.A. 4.18). Piñeiro is coming off a tough lost against the Tigers when he was carried off the field in the seventh inning suffering a cramp on the right leg. Tomorrow is another day and hopefully he has his act together and can keep the Mets with zero or almost no runs. We already swept the Mets, and I know we have the talent to turn this series again and win it, that’s why,
With these Cards, I’ll go all in.
- Andy
No Treasure For The Pirates
Like I said before, todays game was interesting. I kept changing to ESPN to see what they were saying about Manny during the commercials. Today was a good game. It all starts with defense, and Todd Wellemeyer pitched a great game. He was good for the redbirds for seven innings, had four strikeouts, allowing four hits that pushed in two runs. Jason LaRue gave us a 2-1 lead to begin the fifth inning, starting a team effort that would bring in two more runs and make the game easier for those that suffer of a weak heart or high blood pressure. Skip Schumaker tripled off Ross Ohlendorf to make a great play. The Cards used Schumaker’s versatility switching him from second base to left field during the game.
I do not know if other teams are angry at us or what, but we are getting drilled. Albert Pujols got hit in the ribs by Ohlendorf in the fifth inning. He went down after the impact and one could clearly see he was in pain. The Cards staff looked at the hit while he was in first base. He said after the game, “It’s just sore, it’s probably going to be uncomfortable because it’s right on the ribcage.” After Pujols, Ryan Ludwick got hit to bring in a run. We also went under fire against the Phillies. Either the rest of the league does not like us, or there is just bad pitching going on. “I think they’re throwing in a little bit more,” said Schumaker after the game.
Tomorrow we are going up against the Cincinnati Reds at the Great American Ballpark in Ohio. On the mound for the redbirds is Joel Piñeiro (4-1 E.R.A. 3.24) matching up against Johnny Cueto (2-1 E.R.A. 1.65). Rick Ankiel was placed today in the 15-day disabled list. He said he was still sore on wednesday and he did not attend batting practice that day. Fortunately, his frightening collapse into the centerfield wall did not turn out to be something dangerous. If there is anyone that can come back at the end of May and play like a Cardinal, its Ankiel. That is why,
With these Cards, I’ll go all in.
- Andy
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