The right-hander’s fastball topped out at 101 miles per hour twice in a flawless frame that included a strikeout of Adam Duvall.
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“When I’m pitching my goal is to get quick outs and to get them to hit the ball on the ground and I was able to do that today”, Garcia said.
By that, we mean he reached back and hit 101 miles per hour on the radar gun with the ease of a guy playing a game of catch in the backyard.
Reyes was the highlight of a sloppy performance by St. Louis.
Cardinals right-hander Mike Leake failed to record a clean frame in six innings, surrendering a season-high four walks. Still, the three runs allowed were a much better showing than his two previous starts against his former club when he gave up six and seven runs, respectively.
“I would say even though there were a few walks in there”.
It didn’t take long for DeSclafani to find himself on the wrong side of the scoreboard, as Cardinals first baseman Matt Carpenter hit DeSlcafani’s second pitch of the game into the Cardinals’ bullpen beyond the fence in right field at Busch Stadium.
Matt Holliday’s solo homer in the fifth tied the game 3-3.
Adams was scratched from Wednesday’s lineup due to left shoulder soreness, MLB.com’s Jenifer Langosch reports.
Brandon Moss upped the Cardinals’ lead to 2-0 in the third with a two-out double to right that scored Carpenter, who tripled to left center with one out.
Joey Votto had two hits, an RBI and a walk and has hit safely in 18 of his last 19 games. As a result, he batted just.240 with five home runs, 24 RBI and an underwhelming.280 on-base percentage.
“We’ve seen him really, really good in the past; we’ve seen him other times where he’s a little more vulnerable with his command and up in the zone, but tonight wasn’t one of those nights”, Price said. “And that’s the fun part of youth”.
Hamilton stole three bases and he has nine steals in his past three games. Zachary, who died in 1969, went 12-0 for the 1929 Yankees, the most wins for a pitcher in Major League history without a loss.
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“I know I’m battling every pitch, you’ve just got players playing great defense behind me”, DeSclafani said. Or I just got behind in the count early.
