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.
