St. Louis Cardinals Lose Second Straight To Phillies, Offense Struggles This Time
The St. Louis Cardinals' bullpen continued to struggle Tuesday, blowing up in a 10-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.
St. Louis Cardinals Lose Second Straight To Phillies, Offense Struggles This Time
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St. Louis Cardinals Lose Second Straight To Phillies, Offense Struggles This Time
Aside from an ill-advised pitch to Ryan Howard, Kyle Lohse was everything the St. Louis Cardinals could have hoped he would be Wednesday night. But the second of the Philadelphia Phillies' various aces, Cliff Lee, was in town, and he shut out the Cardinals for the Phillies' second win of the series. Lohse and Lance Berkman doubled for the Cardinals, who had just six hits on the night. Roy Oswalt is scheduled to pitch tomorrow, completing the Cardinals' tour of the Phillies' absurd rotation.
With Albert Pujols on the disabled list and the bullpen in the middle of a major shakeup--Miguel Batista was released before Wednesday's action, with rookie starter Lance Lynn brought in as the long reliever--the Cardinals find themselves at a midseason crossroads after surrendering first place in the National League Central to the Milwaukee Brewers. More moves are likely, and sooner rather than later, but the next wave is likely to begin after the Cardinals' final game against the Phillies.
Chris Carpenter will get the start Thursday.
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St. Louis Cardinals' Bullpen Meltdown Costs Team A Win Against Roy Halladay
Despite Kyle McClellan's four walks in seven innings the St. Louis Cardinals had a chance, Tuesday, to walk out of their series opener with the Philadelphia Phillies with a win against Roy Halladay, the first and best of the Phillies' various aces. That was before the bullpen, a sore spot ever since Ryan Franklin's disintegration pushed the team's young right-handers into an almost omnipresent role in the team's gameplan, gave up nine runs in a painful eighth inning on the way to a loss by a score of 10-2. Daniel Descalso had two hits and a double for the Cardinals, who fell to 40-34 after the loss.
Roy Halladay was strong as always—one earned run in six innings—but the Cardinals scraped a run together against his understudies, and Kyle McClellan's spotty performance had somehow left them with a one run lead. But Trever Miller allowed a walk and a base hit, Jason Motte plunked two batters, and Brian Tallet, Miguel Batista, and Maikel Cleto all struggled to retire batters without allowing baserunners.
Next the Cardinals will get Cliff Lee and Roy Oswalt. It would've been good to sneak away with this one.
