“It’s frustrating”, Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell said.
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He’s 0-1 in two starts this season, allowing 10 earned runs in 12 innings. “Tommy Pham the 6′ 1″, 175 pound center fielder from Las Vegas has raked in the hits for the Cardinals. “This series was a great group effort”.
Garcia allowed eight hits, struck out four, walked one in 6 1-3 innings as the Cardinals won their third straight after a 2-8 skid.
In a season that’s seen a number of unlikely names give the St. Louis Cardinals’ offense a boost, Tommy Pham is the latest to provide one.
“We didn’t have a big scoring opportunity after that inning,” Counsell said. After being looked at by the teams trainers, Nelson eventually rose to his knees and then got up and walked off to a huge ovation from the Miller Park crowd. He held them scoreless through his seven innings, issued two walks and had eight strikeouts. He singled to open the game and scored when Pham followed with a triple.
Brewers first baseman Adam Lind accounted for two of those hits. “I worry for all my teammates, and when something like that happens, I was just praying for him to be OK”. The Cardinals’ magic number to clinch a postseason spot is down to two.
“I’ve been really inconsistent”.
“You just forget that you’re even playing at that point”, Matt Carpenter said. “The whole baseball community has been unbelievable with the messages I’m receiving, things people are sending and all the prayers”. He had been out because of a strained right quadriceps. He fouled the first pitch he saw from reliever Cesar Jimenez down the right-field line, striking a fan. He has been diagnosed with a contusion and will be kept overnight for observation.
“We’re real happy we’re able to put a young player in and watch him make the adjustments”, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said.
The St. Louis Cardinals are only a handful of games away from winning 100 regular season games.
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Cardinals: Right-hander Lance Lynn (11-10, 3.17 ERA) will get the ball on Friday at 1:20 p.m. Connecticut for the opener of a three-game set against the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Cincinnati goes with RHP Brandon Finnegan (3-0, 2.67 E-R-A).
