St. Louis Cardinals closing pitcher Trevor Rosenthal (44),…
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St. Louis Cardinals’ Matt Carpenter celebrates with teammates in… What transpired when Russell, 1-0 count, connected with the two-seamer into right was probably the defensive play of the season by Jason Heyward. St. Louis won 4-3.
Atlanta now has a three-game lead over Philadelphia in the battle for last place in the National League East and the first overall pick in the 2016 draft.
As you can imagine, Holliday and the Cardinals were not very happy about the beanball even if it was likely unintentional. The Pirates are also 20-7 in their last 27 Sunday games.
Molina said he would get an MRI on Monday.
For most of the season, the Cardinals have been the best team in baseball and it seemed that it was a foregone conclusion that they would run away with the NL Central. It could be a blessing in disguise if it gives Yadi, who has seemed completely worn down at the plate lately, a few days off. But the Cardinals aren’t the same team on the field – especially when it comes to the pitching staff – when he can’t play.
Manager Mike Matheny delivered a “quick talk” to his players to recognize their franchise-record fifth straight trip to the postseason. The Cubs entered the game one game behind Pittsburgh for the top NL wild-card spot. And if they advance in the postseason, there’s a good chance they’ll face the Cardinals at some point.
“That was a base hit the moment it left the bat”, Maddon said. Just me and Frank Robinson to do that in a Reds uniform. “We’re anxious to hear what the doctor is going to report”.
Jordan Zimmermann (13-8) allowed two runs over six innings, both in the first. Second baseman Starlin Castro singled to start the Cubs ninth before he was caught stealing.
Cardinals starter Carlos Martinez (14-7) allowed two runs, struck out six and walked three in 6-2/3 innings. With the bases loaded and two outs, Kiermaier hit a slow roller to second and was safe. Miguel Montero then struck out to end the inning.
Martinez retired 11 consecutive at one point and finished with six strikeouts.
The Houston Astros had a 10-6 win over the Oakland Athletics, the Texas Rangers trounced the Seattle Mariners 10-1, the Colorado Rockies dominated the San Diego Padres 10-2, the Detroit Tigers overcame the Kansas City Royals 6-5 over 11 innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates were 3-2 winners over the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the ninth inning, Rondon was ahead 1-2 on Garcia and hit him with a fastball that ran a little too far inside. It’s vitally important to St. Louis’ post-season hopes that this injury isn’t as serious.
Soler went deep for the first time since missing 23 games with a left oblique strain.
The Cardinals had lost the series to the Cubs; and, in Game Three looked to deny a possible sweep and to snap the Cubs five game winning streak. With two on and two outs in the eighth, Skip Schumaker hit a looping fly ball down the left field line.
“If I make two better pitches, maybe it’s different”, Lester said. The Cubs, meanwhile, stay home to host the Milwaukee Brewers for three.
The right-handed reliever arrived in the Cubs’ clubhouse Sunday morning to find a beach lounge chair, a kiddie pool full of sand, a bottle of suntan lotion and a margarita in front of his locker in the team’s cramped locker room.
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“I would have done the bloody mary if I had been given the opportunity”, Maddon said.
