The St. Louis Cardinals picked up a big win on Thursday night as they held on and defeated the Houston Astros by the score of 3-2.  It was a close game all game long and the Astros made things interesting with a Lance Berkman home run in the ninth inning but they still fell short by one run.

Kyle Lohse finally picked up his fifth win of the season in the game.  Lohse tossed six innings while allowing five hits and one run.  The one run he gave up was a solo home run to Carlos Lee in the seventh inning.  After Lohse was pulled from the game, Kyle McClellan, Ron Villone, Chris Perez, and Ryan Franklin all pitched in relief.  Franklin gave up the solo home run to Berkman but then was able to close out the game and get the save.

Chris Duncan had a two run single in the first inning that scored Albert Pujols and Ryan Ludwick.  Pujols also had a solo home run in the sixth inning that gave the Cardinals their third run in the game.

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The St. Louis Cardinals didnt’ have any problems with the Houston Astros on Wednesday night as they came away with a 6-1 victory.  The game was a huge win for the Cardinals as they are now one full game ahead of the Astros in the standings.

Adam Wainwright tossed eight strong innings as he gave up three hits and one run to pick up the win.  Wainwright is now 5-2 on the season.  Chris Perez threw the ninth inning for the Cardinals and allowed one hit but zero runs.

Yadier Molina and Cesar Izturis both had two rbi in the game to lead the Cardinals at the plate.  Ryan Ludwick also helped out with one rbi.

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Joel Pineiro made one bad pitch in the sixth inning as Kevin Kouzmanoff hit a three run home run and the San Diego Padres beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2.  That just goes to show that one pitch can cost a team a win at any time even if it is in the sixth inning.

Pineiro tossed 5 2/3 innings as his record dropped to 2-3.  He didn’t throw the ball that bad, just one mistake and the Padres took advantage of it.  Russ Springer, Kyle McClellan, and Chris Perez finished out the game for the Cardinals.

Troy Glaus had a rbi double and then Adam Kennedy grounded into a fielders choice that scored a run for the Cardinals.  Both of the runs came in the second inning, after that the Cardinals hitters didn’t have much luck at all.

The Cardinals remain two games back from the Cubs as the Cubs also lost on Tuesday night.  Cardinals Blog

The St. Louis Cardinals and Albert Pujols had no problems beating up on the San Diego Padres Monday night.  Pujols connected on two home runs to lead the Cardinals as they smashed the Padres by the score of 8-2.

Pujols wasn’t the only Cardinals hitter to go deep however.  Ryan Ludwick had a two run home run and Cesar Izturis had a solo home run.  Ludwick led the Cardinals with three rbi in the game.  Pujols finished the game with two rbi.  Yadier Molina, Todd Wellemeyer, and Izturis all had one rbi in the game.

Welleymeyer pitched six innings to pick up his fifth win of the season.  Welleymeyer allowed six hits and two runs as he improved his record to 5-1.  Randy Flores and Ron Villone pitched scoreless innings in the seventh and eighth innings before Russ Springer came in and pitched a scoreless ninth inning.

The Cardinals won and it was a good thing because the Cubs also won.  The Cardinals remain two games back in the division.  Cardinals Blog

The St. Louis Cardinals blew a big lead against the Pittsburgh Pirates as they lost 11-5 on Thursday.  Actually, I should say that Jason Isringhausen and Ron Villone blew the game for the Cardinals.  They combined to give up seven runs the final two innings of the game.

Isringhausen took the loss for the Cardinals as he dropped to 1-5 on the season.  Just a terrible performance by Izzy and Villone.  Starting pitcher Joel Pineiro only pitched five innings as he was taken out of the game after giving up six hits and four runs.

Chris Duncan had two rbi to lead the Cardinals at the plate.  Rick Ankiel, Troy Glaus, and Yadier Molina all had one rbi in the game.

All I can blog about is how bad of a series this ended up being for the Cardinals.  The Cubs won once again and now the Cards are down two games in the division.  Cardinals Blog

Todd Wellemeyer threw a great game last night as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1.  Wellemeyer threw seven innings of two hit and one run baseball to improve his record to 4-1 on the season.

After Wellemeyer exited the game, Randy Flores and Russ Springer pitched the eithth inning before Jason Isringhausen finished the Pirates off in the ninth inning.

Five different Cardinals hitters all recorded one rbi in the game so it was a very balanced night at the plate for the Cardinals.  Albert Pujols, Ryan Ludwick, Troy Glaus, Yadier Molina, and Cesar Izturis all had one rbi in the game.

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The St. Louis Cardinals lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-4 last night as the Pirates score four runs in the tenth inning to secure the win.  Now, that is a terrible way to lose a ballgame after coming to tie the game up in the eighth inning after being down.

Ron Villone took the loss for the Cardinals and is now 1-1 on the season.  Villone gave up all four runs in the tenth inning. One came on a rbi single and then three runs came in on a bases loaded double.

Kyle Lohse received a no decision in the game as he tossed seven inning and allowed five hits and four runs.  Russ Springer and Ryan Franklin pitched two innings of scoreless relief after Lohse exited the game.

All four of the Cardinals runs came with two swings of the bat.  Troy Glaus connected on a three run home run in the sixth inning, and then Albert Pujols hit a solo shot in the eighth inning.   Not much offense other then those two swings for the the Cardinals.

Good thing for the Cardinals is that the Chicago Cubs also lost on Tuesday.  The Cardinals remain one game behind the Cubs in the division.  Cardinals Blog

The St. Louis Cardinals fell to the to the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night by the score of 8-3.  Ryan Braun hit two home runs off Adam Wainwright who also gave up another home run to Bill Hall as he took the loss.  Wainwright is now 3-2 on the season.

Wainwright tossed six innings and gave up eight hits and eight runs.  The three home runs were all solo shots so it wasn’t like Wainwright just made three mistakes in the game.  He just didn’t have his good stuff in the game and that is why the Cardinals got down by so many runs and lost.

The Cardinals did get on the board first with a Rick Ankiel solo home run in the first inning.  The home run was Ankiels seventh of the season.  The Cardinals then scored back to back runs in the in the eighth and ninth inning on a Skip Schumaker rbi single and a bases loaded walk to Jason LaRue.

The Cardinals are now one full game behind the Chicago Cubs who crushed the San Diego Padres.  It is key for the Cardinals to come back and get a win on Tuesday against the Brewers because the Cubs are playing some really good baseball the past four games.

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The St. Louis Cardinals and the Colorado Rockies split a four game series after the Cardinals lost to the Rockies by the score of 9-3 on on Thursday afternoon.  The Cardinals are now up two games on the Chicago Cubs who are idle today.

Kyle Lohse took the loss for the Cardinals.  Lohse gave up eight hits and seven hits in only four innings of action.  Lohse now has a 4.87 era on the season.  Loshe got off to a bad start as he gave up four quick runs to the Rockies in the first inning alone.

Russ Springer pitched one inning of scoreless relief before Mike Parisi pitched three inning and gave up five hits and two runs.

Ryan Ludwick hit his sixth and seventh home runs of the season in the game in the losing effort.  Ludwick finished the game with two rbi while Yadier Molina had one rbi with a rbi single in the sixth inning.

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The St. Louis Cardinals went into the eighth inning with a 3-0 lead but they gave up four runs in the bottom of the inning to the Colorado Rockies and lost the game 4-3.  Kyle McClellan, Randy Flores, and Jason Isringhausen all gave up runs in the final two innings.

Isringhausen took the loss after giving up a two run double in the game.  He is now 1-3 on the season.

It sucks that Adam Wainwright had to get a no decision in the game after he limited the Rockies to only four hits through seven innings.  Wainwright pitched very good, and it was definately enough for the win if the bullpen would have been able to hang on.

Ryan Ludwick led the Cardinals with two rbi in the game.  Ludwick had a sac fly in the first inning and then a solo home run in the fifth inning.  Rick Ankiel also had a rbi single in the first inning to chip in with one rbi.

The Cardinals remain up 2.5 games in the divsion on the Chicago Cubs as they also lost on Wednesday.

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