The St. Louis Cardinals scored five runs in the ninth inning as they went on to beat the Atlanta Braves 8-3 on Tuesday night. It was awesome to see the late inning scoring that really pushed the game out of reach for the Braves. It was also a big win for the Cardinals as they kept pace with the Chicago Cubs and picked up a game on the Milwaukee Brewers in the standings.
Ryan Franklin picked up the win as he pitched in relief. Franklin pitched the seventh and eighth innings for the Cardinals and did not allow a run in either inning. Todd Wellemeyer started the game and pitched the first six innings of the game while giving up eight hits and just two runs. It was a good quality start for Wellemeyer that is for sure. Kyle McClellan pitched a scoreless ninth inning and gave up one run but it didn’t really matter at that point.
Albert Pujols hit his 21st home run as he went deep in the eighth inning. Yadier Molina led the team with two rbi while Nick Stavinoha, Troy Glaus, Brendan Ryan, Cesar Izturis, and Pujols all finished the game with one rbi.
