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We`re down 16-4.....if ive ever seen a comment come back and bite someone in the %*!......this is itOriginally Posted by FIRST B0RN
Originally Posted by Wisconsin 4 Life
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- Dec 9, 2001
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18-4 with bases loaded
- Nov 15, 2007
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SMH @ Leake giving up 7 runs to the pirates.
@ the Cards and Cubs though.
- Dec 17, 2003
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We got that #$* taxed
. Carp needs to stop the bleeding today, getting swept would be no bueno.
- Dec 17, 2003
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[h3]Cards cruise behind Wainwright's two-hitter[/h3][color= rgb(255, 0, 0)]Pujols' three-run shot in first inning all ace needs vs. Marlins[/color]
By Steve Dorsey / MLB.com
08/07/10 12:25 AM ET
MIAMI -- Albert Pujols continued his hot hitting in the dog days of August and Adam Wainwright delivered another sterling performance on the mound Friday night, tossing a complete-game two-hitter as the Cardinals pounded the Marlins 7-0. The crowd of 19,223 at Sun Life Stadium included recent Hall of Fame inductee Andre Dawson.
The win keeps St. Louis a half-game behind National League Central-leading Cincinnati, winners over the Cubs earlier in the day.
The Cardinals improved to 14-7 since the All-Star break and move to a season-best 13 games above .500 for the third time this season.
The Cardinals staked Wainwright to an early 3-0 lead when Pujols drilled a three-run homer into the left-center-field seats in the top of the first inning. Pujols' 28th home run of the season came on a 1-1 pitch from Marlins starter Ricky Nolasco, with Felipe Lopez and Jon Jay aboard.
Pujols has now hit a home run in five of his last six games and moved to within six roundtrippers of the 400 milestone. It's also Pujols' 74th homer in the month of August, the most of any month during his career. Pujols also had a double and single and drove in four runs. His home run was another one of his patented line drive, tape-measure shots.
"That was the same stroke he used all night long," Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said of Pujols' home run. "I was telling [hitting coach] Mark [McGwire] that was exactly the stroke that Mark used to use. That was just classic hitting right there."
La Russa described Wainwright's performance as "masterful, artistic," and indeed it was.
Only an infield single by Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez in the bottom of the third inning and a bloop single just beyond the reach of St. Louis shortstop Brendan Ryan in the eighth kept Wainwright from registering a no-hitter. La Russa labeled it an "unofficial no-hitter" after the game.
Wainwright smiled and laughed when told of La Russa's comment.
"I don't feel like there is such a thing, but out of respect for my manager, I'll say yes," Wainwright said.
The lanky right-hander went the distance for the fifth time this season. He registered seven strikeouts and issued three walks to improve his record to 16-6. Seventy-one of Wainwright's 110 pitches were strikes and he lowered his ERA to 2.07.
"He had everything working," La Russa said of Wainwright, who is 15-0 when receiving four-plus runs this season. "Every time a hitter came up, the hitter saw something different."
Wainwright didn't need much run support on this particular night, but the Cardinals' bats supplied plenty of hitting throughout the lineup.
Six of the Cardinals' 13 hits were doubles, including two by Aaron Miles, who was a late substitution at second base for Skip Schumaker. The Cardinals had four doubles in a three-run fourth inning that gave Wainwright a comfortable 7-0 lead. That was plenty of run support for Wainwright, who entered the game with a sparkling 2.19 ERA, third-best in the NL.
By the middle of the fifth inning, the only Cardinal who had not reached base was Wainwright -- and even he contributed at the plate by laying down a sacrifice bunt in the fourth. The Cardinals touched Nolasco for 10 hits and scored all seven runs off the Florida right-hander, whose record dropped to 12-8.
Pujols and Jay, who played college ball at the University of Miami and had a contingent of family and friends in the audience, each had three hits for St. Louis, which improved to 61-48. It's Jay's fifth three-hit game this season. Miles and Ryan, the No. 7 and 9 hitters in the lineup, each contributed two hits.
"I think it was a great team win," Wainwright said. "Everybody did exactly what they're supposed to do. Our offense scored runs on a very tough pitcher, and I held the other team down, so it was a good win. Ricky Nolasco is a very tough pitcher. He's got amazing stuff, so you get a couple of runs on a tough pitcher like that early on, it makes things really good."
Wainwright said he felt that everything was "clicking" for him on the mound. The only time in the game that it appeared things weren't clicking was in the bottom of the fifth, when he walked the first two Marlins batters. He pitched out of the jam by retiring the next three batters.
"Adam was Adam Wainwright," Pujols said. "He was perfect, pretty much."
None of the Marlins would argue with that assessment.
"Tonight, he was outstanding," Marlins third baseman Wes Helms said of Wainwright. "Changing speeds, working both sides of the plate. He kept everybody off-balance. Tonight, he had his stuff."
Steve Dorsey is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
- Sep 7, 2005
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I'm calling it right now 4-3 reds
- Jun 27, 2005
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%!@% Ya'll ...
i'm out lol..
i'm out lol..
- Jan 20, 2006
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Cordero #+!*%#% sucks.
But...
But...
Spoiler [+]
Get those brooms ready
- Nov 15, 2007
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Three big games this week.. Let's get it.
- Jan 8, 2005
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Cordero #+!*%#% sucks.
Straight blowing it for himself and almost us left and right.
- Feb 6, 2007
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We failed not moving more vets at the deadline.
We needed to pick up more prospects and Lee Vetoing didn't help at all.
That said, Soto, Colvin and Castro have been a joy to watch this season, oh and Marmol. The rest of the guys, I could do without.
We needed to pick up more prospects and Lee Vetoing didn't help at all.
That said, Soto, Colvin and Castro have been a joy to watch this season, oh and Marmol. The rest of the guys, I could do without.
- Dec 14, 2001
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so the astros have scored the most runs in baseball since the all star break? really
- Sep 7, 2005
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This Cubs team is on the same pace(Aug, Sept records) as the 1999 and 2000 Cubs. Remember how bad it was? Only this seems worse with the payroll. Ladies and gentlemen, we are the New York Knicks of Major League Baseball.
I'm still holding my tongue on Ricketts and his decision on keeping Jim Hendry, and not telling him to let Lou resign. What benefit is there from Lou staying, and closing out the season as bad as it is? It's obvious he gave up along with certain veterans.
After Lee vetoed the trade, I'm starting to question his character. Maybe his class-act is all just an act. Who knows? It's for certain that reading some of the postgame comments, these players are lying to us as far as commitment and trying. Hence the NYK comparison.
Back to Jimmy, if he doesn't provide a winning team next year(highly doubt it with all the minor leaguers coming up and their growing pains) he will resign cuz he is put in a position to fail. If he stays, all he cares about was the money, not the Cubs.
(this motto i'll always believe: when a fan outguesses the manager, GM and owner, then the whole team itself will never win)
One thing I'll never get is, how can you be a diehard, if this team won't allow you to hear your negativity, displeasure, and frustration?
I'm still holding my tongue on Ricketts and his decision on keeping Jim Hendry, and not telling him to let Lou resign. What benefit is there from Lou staying, and closing out the season as bad as it is? It's obvious he gave up along with certain veterans.
After Lee vetoed the trade, I'm starting to question his character. Maybe his class-act is all just an act. Who knows? It's for certain that reading some of the postgame comments, these players are lying to us as far as commitment and trying. Hence the NYK comparison.
Back to Jimmy, if he doesn't provide a winning team next year(highly doubt it with all the minor leaguers coming up and their growing pains) he will resign cuz he is put in a position to fail. If he stays, all he cares about was the money, not the Cubs.
(this motto i'll always believe: when a fan outguesses the manager, GM and owner, then the whole team itself will never win)
One thing I'll never get is, how can you be a diehard, if this team won't allow you to hear your negativity, displeasure, and frustration?
- Jan 8, 2005
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- Nov 15, 2007
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Edmonds
Batting 5th and playing center tonight.
- Dec 9, 2001
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Card aren't gonna do much this season....our offense is just not popping right now.
Congrats reds.....ill just say it now.
Congrats reds.....ill just say it now.
- Dec 9, 2001
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Card aren't gonna do much this season....our offense is just not popping right now.
Congrats reds.....ill just say it now.
Congrats reds.....ill just say it now.
- Dec 17, 2003
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[h3]Schumaker, Carp inch Cards closer to Reds[/h3]Slam in seven-run fourth backs ace; St. Louis one game back
By Matthew Leach / MLB.com
08/09/10 9:50 PM ET
CINCINNATI -- Round 1 of the National League Central's biggest bout of the year to date went to the Cardinals -- by knockout.
St. Louis hung seven runs on rookie starter Mike Leake in the fourth inning, then watched as ace Chris Carpenter cruised to a 7-3 win over the Reds in Monday's opener of a pivotal three-game series at Great American Ball Park. Skip Schumaker's first Major League grand slam was the big blow in the outburst that saw the Cards send 12 batters to the plate.
The Redbirds pulled back within one game of the division-leading Reds with two games remaining in the series, and the teams are now even in the loss column. The two clubs have one more head-to-head series after this week: three games in St. Louis over Labor Day weekend.
Leake breezed through the first three innings, allowing a pair of singles separated by a double play in the second, before the game got away from him in the fourth.
Jon Jay led off with a double to right, and Albert Pujols singled. Matt Holliday's roller through the right side made it 1-0, and Colby Rasmus followed with a bouncing base hit up the middle for a two-run lead. When shortstop Paul Janish couldn't get an out on Yadier Molina's grounder in the hole, the bases were loaded for Schumaker.
Playing his first game in nearly a week, Schumaker showed no rust and no evidence of lingering discomfort in his troublesome right wrist. He drilled a first-pitch changeup from Leake 408 feet to center field, breaking the game open. Pujols tacked on a seventh run with an RBI single against reliever Carlos Fisher, as St. Louis amassed its largest single-inning run total of 2010.
Meanwhile Carpenter was locked in, as he tends to be against the Reds and every other NL Central opponent. He made it through six innings with only one runner even reaching second base -- that on a two-out double by Joey Votto in the sixth. He got into a bit of trouble in the seventh, with Ramon Hernandez and pinch-hitter Juan Francisco each driving in a run, but got out of the jam when Brandon Phillips grounded into a force play.
Carpenter improved to 11-3 with a 2.00 ERA in his career against Cincinnati, and 4-0 with a 1.61 ERA this season. Since the start of 2009, he's a staggering 17-2 against divisional opponents.
Matthew Leach is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
Great game
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[h3]Cards draw even with Reds in NL Central[/h3]Benches empty early; St. Louis' offense comes up big
By Matthew Leach / MLB.com
08/10/10 10:33 PM ET
CINCINNATI -- It started with a scuffle and got even wilder from there. The Cardinals ground out an 8-4 win over the Reds at Great American Ball Park on Tuesday night in a game that had a little bit of everything, including a significant dustup.
Before Cards starter Jaime Garcia threw his first pitch, an argument between Brandon Phillips and Yadier Molina escalated into a full-scale fracas, with both benches and bullpens emptying. The genesis of the imbroglio came a day earlier, when Phillips told a reporter that he "hates" the Cardinals.
If Phillips was hoping to spark his teammates with the comments, it hasn't worked. The Cardinals have taken the first two games of the pivotal three-game series, moving back into a first-place tie in the National League Central with their rivals. In fact, the Redbirds actually hold a miniscule lead in the division, thanks to a slightly better winning percentage.
They once again did it with a resurgent offense, hanging five runs on Reds ace Johnny Cueto then pouring on more against the Cincinnati bullpen. St. Louis tallied three runs in the sixth and three more in the seventh, aided each time by iffy outfield defense from the Reds.
Matt Holliday had the biggest hit in each inning. In the sixth, with the score tied, he doubled to left field to score Albert Pujols and put the visitors ahead. After the Reds pulled back within a run at 5-4, he laced a two-run single to left field, and Pujols scored from first on the play thanks to Jonny Gomes' error in left field.
The Cardinals' offense has been rolling recently, oddly thriving since the trade of Ryan Ludwick. They've scored at least four runs in each of the nine games since the deal, totaling 58 runs for an average of more than 6.4 per game. Since the All-Star break, the Cardinals are averaging more than 5.1 runs per game.
Garcia was somewhat erratic, but got enough support from the bats to pick up the victory. He allowed only two hits in 5 1/3 innings, but walked five Reds, three of whom came around to score.
The St. Louis bullpen performed admirably behind Garcia, with Fernando Salas taking the game through the sixth and seventh before handing off to his more experienced teammates.
Matthew Leach is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
The offense showed up again and delivered. With how tight the race is in the division it's good to see that there is bad blood brewing between these clubs. +#@# the Reds
- Nov 15, 2007
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We just can't play with the Cards. Scrubby hitters like Skip, Molina, Ryan, Rasmus, and I could go on, just hit us so hard.
Thank God we only have three more games against them.
Thank God we only have three more games against them.
- Dec 9, 2001
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Only real scrub is Ryan....everyone else is close to career .300 hitters....and ryan has been batting .350+ the last few weeks.Ya boy Phillips is eating his words....he should keep his mouth closed next time.
- Dec 9, 2001
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Only real scrub is Ryan....everyone else is close to career .300 hitters....and ryan has been batting .350+ the last few weeks.Ya boy Phillips is eating his words....he should keep his mouth closed next time.
- Feb 6, 2007
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I appluad the bad blood goin on.
Screw all the nice guy stuff, and off season friends and all that garbage, get me two teams that don't like one another, set them up for something big on the line, and that series will have my full attention.
I remember reading that Rolen really really likes Phillips, I gotta believe that's why Rolen was there on the front line vs his old team. That's good stuff right there.
Screw all the nice guy stuff, and off season friends and all that garbage, get me two teams that don't like one another, set them up for something big on the line, and that series will have my full attention.
I remember reading that Rolen really really likes Phillips, I gotta believe that's why Rolen was there on the front line vs his old team. That's good stuff right there.
- Dec 17, 2003
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The irony of a Reds fan calling any other team, let alone the Cardinals scrubby is hilarious. Don't go completely ghost this season like you did last year jdcurl after you ran your mouth silly and didn't come back to own up to it.
- Jan 8, 2005
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No one is going anywhere.Originally Posted by FIRST B0RN
The irony of a Reds fan calling any other team, let alone the Cardinals scrubby is hilarious. Don't go completely ghost this season like you did last year jdcurl after you ran your mouth silly and didn't come back to own up to it.
