St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Blog » Aaron Miles http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com A blog about St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:30:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Pineiro and the Cardinals eliminate the Diamondbacks http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/pineiro-and-the-cardinals-eliminate-the-diamondbacks/ http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/pineiro-and-the-cardinals-eliminate-the-diamondbacks/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:52:57 +0000 HotStoveCardinals http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/?p=73 The St. Louis Cardinals played the spoilers role on Thursday afternoon as they eliminated the Arizona Diamondbacks from the playoff race. The Cardinals hammered the D-backs by the score of 12-3 as Joel Pineiro and Albert Pujols both had huge days.

Pineiro improved his record to 7-7 as he tossed seven innings to pick up the win. Joel gave up three hits and three runs in the game. Adam Dunn took him deep for a solo home run and then he gave up a two-run single to Mark Reynolds but that was all the offense that the D-backs would get. Josh Kinney and Carlos Perez each tossed one inning of relief and held the D-backs scoreless during those two innings.

Pujols led the team at the plate as he went 3 for 3 wth a three run home run and a rbi sac fly to finish the game with four rbi. Ryan Ludwick also hit a solo home run and finished with two rbi. Felipe Lopez and Jason LaRue both had two rbi in the game as well. To finish out the scoring for the Cardinals, Cesar Izturis and Aaron Miles both had one rbi each.

The Cardinals will now play their final series of the 2008 season against the Cincinnati Reds. Friday and Saturday will be night games and then the season finale will be Sunday afternoon. Do your best to get out to the park one last time this season and catch the Cardinals play if you can.

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]]> http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/pineiro-and-the-cardinals-eliminate-the-diamondbacks/feed/ 0 Cardinals lose a tough one to the Cubs http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/cardinals-lose-a-tough-one-to-the-cubs/ http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/cardinals-lose-a-tough-one-to-the-cubs/#comments Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:07:09 +0000 HotStoveCardinals http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/?p=71 The St. Louis Cardinals lost a tough game on Wednesday night to the visiting Chicago Cubs. Two errors really hurt the Cardinals and the cubs took advantage of the errors to win by the score of 4-3. The cardinals really needed to win this game as they come down to the last few weeks of baseball.

The cardinals gave up all four runs that the cubs scored in the second inning. Felipe Lopez sure didn’t help things out as he committed two errors in the inning. Braden Looper ended up taking the loss and is now 12-12 on the year. He tossed the ball a lot better then the outcome was.

The Cardinals made things interesting in the bottom of the ninth when Ryan Ludwick hit a two-run home run off of Cubs closer Kerry Wood. That brought the cards to within one run but then Aaron Miles struck out looking and Josh Phelps flew out to center field to end the game.

The cardinals can still win the three game series if they can beat Rich Harden and the cubs on Thursday night.

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]]> http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/cardinals-lose-a-tough-one-to-the-cubs/feed/ 1 Cardinals rally to beat the Brewers 5-3 http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/cardinals-rally-to-beat-the-brewers-5-3/ http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/cardinals-rally-to-beat-the-brewers-5-3/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:55:23 +0000 HotStoveCardinals http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/?p=68 The St. Louis Cardinals picked up a must win on Wednesday night when they rallied with four runs in the eighth inning and defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3. The win was crucial for the Cardinals as they are now 3.5 games behind the Brewers for the wild card position.

Ryan Ludwick had a solo home run and a rbi double to lead the Cardinals with two rbi. The dramatic eighth inning saw Ludwick get this started with the rbi double which was then followed by a rbi single from Troy Glaus. Glaus then came around to score on an Aaron Miles fielders choice to shortstop. To add a little insurance, Felipe Lopez singled to center field and Miles came around to score the fifth and final run for the Cardinals.

On the mound it was Ryan Franklin getting the win as he pitched the eighth inning. Franklin is now 5-5 on the year. Chris Perez pitched the ninth inning and earned his sixth save of the season. Cardinals starting pitcher, Adam Wainwright tossed six innings and gave up eight hits and three runs to get the no decision.

The Cardinals are now off on Thursday and will start up a weekend series with the Houston Astros on Friday.

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]]> http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/cardinals-rally-to-beat-the-brewers-5-3/feed/ 0 Glaus’ Walk Off Homer Gives Cards Win 8-7 http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/glaus-homer-in-bottom-of-9th-gives-cards-win-8-7/ http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/glaus-homer-in-bottom-of-9th-gives-cards-win-8-7/#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:42:58 +0000 Bernalda http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/glaus-homer-in-bottom-of-9th-gives-cards-win-8-7/ The Cardinals took an 4-0 lead in the first inning of Wednesday’s game against the Mets.  New York starter Pedro Martinez struggled, and the Cardinals sluggers looked as if they had his number.

Aaron Miles and Skip Schumaker both singled to set the table for the Cardinals in the top of the first, Schumaker would score on Rick Ankiel‘s single to center.  Also in the first, Troy Glaus hit his 12th homerun of the season to give the Cardinals a 4-0 lead.  The game was stopped for rain in the third and play resumed 47 minute later.  Martinez did return to the mound; but seemed to be pitching better and more aggressively than he did in early innings.  After the runs he gave up in the first, the only other run he allowed was homer to Rick Ankiel, giving the Cardinals a 5-4 lead in the fifth inning.

Joel Pineiro started the game for the Cardinals.  He pitched 5 innings, giving up four runs on 11 hits, while striking out four and walking just one.  The Cardinal’s bullpen had some trouble as Kyle McClellan gave up one earned run in 1 2/3 innings of relief.  Mark Mulder allowed an inherited run to score as well as two earned runs in his 1/3 inning of work.  However, Springer, Perez and Franklin kept the Mets in check with Ryan Franklin getting the win. After the Mets took the lead 7-5 in the top of the seventh, Aaron Heilman entered the game in the bottom of the eighth and hit Ryan Ludwick with a pitch, Pedro Feliciano would come into the game and threw just one pitch to Chris Duncan that he sent over the fence in right field to tie the game at 7.  In the bottom of the ninth, it was Troy Glaus‘s walk off homer that won the game for the Cardinals 8-7.

First pitch is scheduled for 8:15 p.m.  Mitchell Boggs will pitch for the Cardinals and the Mets will counter with Mike Pelfrey

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]]> http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/glaus-homer-in-bottom-of-9th-gives-cards-win-8-7/feed/ 0 Mets 7-Cardinals 4 http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/mets-7-cardinals-4/ http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/mets-7-cardinals-4/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:03:39 +0000 Bernalda http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/mets-7-cardinals-4/ The Cardinals lost to the New York Mets 7-4 on Wednesday night.  St. Luis took an early lead and looked as if they were well on their way to another victory, but the Mets had other plans. 

The Cardinals scored in the bottom of the first, Aaron Miles doubled to lead off the inning and then Rick Ankiel long homerun to.  In the second inning, Yadier Molina lead off the inning with a single to center, he would advance to second on a sac bunt by the pitcher, and score on a double by Skip Schumaker.  Down 7-3 in the sixth inning the Cardinals looked as if they might start a rally; Troy Glaus doubled to lead off the inning, and would take third a single to right by Chris Duncan.  Glaus would score on a sac fly by Molina that was caught by Ryan Church in foul territory.  However, pitcher Brad Thompson popped up a bunt attempt,why they didn’t use a pinch hitter there is beyond me, but worked out for the Mets, as Brendan Ryan popped to second to end the innings. 

Todd Wellemeyer did not have his good stuff.  In his five innings of work, he gave up 12 hits, 6 earned runs, while walking two and striking out two.  Brad Thompson pitched four innings in relief allowing two hits, and homerun to David Wright.

First pitch is scheduled for 8:05 p.m.  Joel Pineiro will pitch for the Cards and the Mets will have Pedro Martinez on the mound.   

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]]> http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/mets-7-cardinals-4/feed/ 31 Cards fall to the Tigers 3-2 in ten innings http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/cards-fall-to-the-tigers-3-2-in-ten-innings/ http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/cards-fall-to-the-tigers-3-2-in-ten-innings/#comments Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:45:14 +0000 HotStoveCardinals http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/cards-fall-to-the-tigers-3-2-in-ten-innings/ The St. Louis Cardinals lost a very dissapointing game on Thursday afternoon to the Detroit Tigers.  The Tigers tied up the game in the bottom of the ninth inning and then scored the winning run on a bases loaded walk to get the 3-2 victory.

Mike Parisi gave up one hit and three walks in the 10th inning as he took the loss for the Cardinals.  Pariso just didn’t get the job done and wasn’t able to get the game into the 11th inning like he was expected to do.  Gary Sheffield took Ryan Franklin deep for a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to tie the game and send it in to extra innings.

Cardinals starting pitcher Todd Wellemeyer lasted five innings.  Wellemeyer gave up four hits in the game to get the no decision.  Ron Villone did give up one run as he pitched after Wellemyer was taken out of the game.  Jason Isringhausen did a good job as he threw 2 1/3 innings of scoreless baseball. Hopefully Izzy keeps on throwing the ball good.

The loss really purt a damper on the day that Albert Pujols returned to go 4-4 with one rbi.  Pujols and a great day at the plate in his first game since coming of the disabled list.  Brendan Ryan scored the Cardinals first run in the seventh inning as he scored on a Aaron Miles double and an error by the Tigers second basemen who made a bad throw to third base.

Now the Cardinals will have a three game series against the Kansas City Royals.  The Royals and Cardinals usually play some good games so who knows what will happen this weekend.

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]]> http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/cards-fall-to-the-tigers-3-2-in-ten-innings/feed/ 0 After 2.5 hour rain delay Cardinals lost 8-7 to the Tigers http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/after-25-hour-rain-delay-cardinals-lost-8-7-to-the-tigers/ http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/after-25-hour-rain-delay-cardinals-lost-8-7-to-the-tigers/#comments Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:46:10 +0000 HotStoveCardinals http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/after-25-hour-rain-delay-cardinals-lost-8-7-to-the-tigers/ The St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers sat through a 2.5 hour rain delay on Wednesday night and then the Cardinals ended up losing 8-7.  The Cardinals bullpen just didn’t throw the ball good as they gave up single runs in the final three innings of the game.  The loss hurt that much more because the Chicago Cubs won and now the Cardinals are 4.5 games back in the division.

Kyle McClellan gave up the game winning hit to Gary Sheffield in the bottom of the ninth inning and took the loss.  McClellan is now 0-3 on the season.  Jason Isringhausen and Randy Flores were both charged with giving up runs as well.  Cardinals starting pitcher Kyle Lohse pitched the first four innings of the game and gave up 11 hits and five runs.  Chris Perez pitched the fift and sixth inning and did a very good job.

Rick Ankiel belted two home runs to lead the Cardinals at the plate with three rbi.  Ankiel now has 14 home runs on the season and 35 rbi.  Skip Schumaker also added a solo home run for the Cardinals.  Aaron Miles and Yadier Molina both contributed with one rbi each.

In the end, the bullpen let the team down and that was the reason they lost this game.  The Cardinals and Tigers will turn right back around and play again Thursday as Todd Wellemeyer will take the mound for the Cardinals.

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]]> http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/after-25-hour-rain-delay-cardinals-lost-8-7-to-the-tigers/feed/ 0 Cardinals lose on walk off two run homer in the 10th inning http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/cardinals-lose-on-walk-off-two-run-homer-in-the-10th-inning/ http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/cardinals-lose-on-walk-off-two-run-homer-in-the-10th-inning/#comments Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:45:26 +0000 HotStoveCardinals http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/cardinals-lose-on-walk-off-two-run-homer-in-the-10th-inning/ Talk about a bad way to lose a baseball game.  The St. Louis Cardinals had just tied up the game in the top of the ninth inning, and then took the lead in the top of the 10th inning, but ended up giving up a two run walk off home run and lost to the game to the Washingtion Nationals 10-9.

Ryan Franklin gave up a two run home run to Elijah Dukes in the bottom of the 10th inning.  Franklin took the loss and is now 2-2 on the season.  Franklin simply didn’t get his job done.  Mike Parisi the Cardinals starting pitcher pitched terrible as he only lasted four innings after giving up ten hits and eight runs.

Mark Worrell, Kyle McClellan, Ron Villone, and Randy Flores all pitched alteast one inning after Parisi left the game and before Franklin blew the game.  All four of those relief pitchers did a great job of not giving up any more runs to the Nationals.

Worrell actually led the Cardinals at the plate with three rbi as he hit a three run home run in the sixth inning.  Troy Glaus and Joe Mather both hit solo home runs.  Mather’s home run was what put the Cardinals ahead by one in the top of the tenth inning.  Parisi had two rbi while Skip Schumaker and Aaron Miles finished with one rbi each.

Tough way to split a double header.  Hopefully the Cardinals will get a decent nights of sleep so they can come out and play good against the Houston Astros on Friday.

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]]> http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/cardinals-lose-on-walk-off-two-run-homer-in-the-10th-inning/feed/ 0 Cardinals sweep the Reds in a short two game series http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/cardinals-sweep-the-reds-in-a-short-two-game-series/ http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/cardinals-sweep-the-reds-in-a-short-two-game-series/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:25:05 +0000 HotStoveCardinals http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/cardinals-sweep-the-reds-in-a-short-two-game-series/ The St. Louis Cardinals completed a short two game series sweep of the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday afternoon with a 5-2 victory.  The win over the Reds puts the Cardinals up half a game in the divsion as the Cubs and Brewers will play each other tonight.

Braden Looper pitched six innings to pick up the win which was his fourth of the season.  Looper gave up seven hits and two runs in the game.  Jason Isringhausen pitched the ninth inning to pick up his ninth save of the season.

At the plate, Aaron Miles and Rick Ankiel both had two RBI in the game.  Chris Duncan scored the Cardinals first run of the game on a wild pitch in the second inning.

The Cardinals are playing some good baseball and they definately are doing it at the right time.  The Cardinals will have Thursday off before they take on the Chicago Cubs in Chicago.  Another big divisional series coming up.

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]]> http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/cardinals-sweep-the-reds-in-a-short-two-game-series/feed/ 0 Cardinals fall to the Brewers 9-8 in 12 innings http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/cardinals-fall-to-the-brewers-9-8-in-12-innings/ http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/cardinals-fall-to-the-brewers-9-8-in-12-innings/#comments Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:24:47 +0000 HotStoveCardinals http://www.cardinalshomeplate.com/cardinals-fall-to-the-brewers-9-8-in-12-innings/ The St. Louis Cardinals came back and tied the game off Eric Gagne in the ninth inning, but they eventually went onto lose to the Milwaukee Brewers in 12 innings by the score of 9-8.  With the loss the Cardinals drop to 13-8 on the season.

Jason Isringhausen took the loss for the Cardinals as he gave up the game winning run for the Brewers in the bottom of the 12 inning.  Gabe Kapler hit a RBI single off Isringhausen for the game winning hit.

Kyle Lohse had a terrible outing for the Cardinals as only lasted four inning after giving up eight hits and four runs.  Brad Thompson came into the game and pitched the fifth inning and he also gave up four runs.  Randy Flores, Russ Springer, Kyle McClellan, and Ryan Franklin pitched the next six innings and pitched great as they did not allow a run to score.

Albert Pujols was the main guy for the Cardinals at the plate.  Pujols finished the game with two RBI, including the tieing run in the ninth inning off Gagne.  Ryan Ludwick, Aaron Miles, Lohse, Adam Wainwright, and Cesar Izturis all had one RBI each.

It should also be noted that Pujols placed second base for the first time in his career in this game.  The Cardinals were short players after Izturis left the game in the ninth injury with a bruised forearm so Pujols slide over to play first base while Jason LaRue played first base.

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