St. Louis Cardinals Top Ex-Browns In First Game Of Series
The St. Louis Cardinals and the Baltimore Orioles will continue the bird-themed interleague play with a three-game tilt at Camden Yards.
St. Louis Cardinals Top Ex-Browns In First Game Of Series
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St. Louis Cardinals Stop Skid Against Former Browns, Win 6-2
Nick Punto and David Freese had four hits—including a Punto triple—in their return to the lineup, while Colby Rasmus and Matt Holliday homered to put the slumping St. Louis Cardinals past the Baltimore Orioles in their first of three games at Camden Yards. Kyle Lohse earned his eighth win of the season, throwing five shutout innings before leaving after a rain delay; Lance Lynn came in to replace him, striking out five in just two innings of work.
The Cardinals got their six RBI from six different batters, including Mark Hamilton, who acted as the designated hitter despite the Orioles' starting a left-handed pitcher; he hit eighth and drove in a run on a base hit up the middle. Punto and Freese played second and third base, respectively, slotting into the infield with Ryan Theriot and Lance Berkman.
The Cardinals and Orioles will continue their series on Wednesday, when Chris Carpenter and Chris Jakubauskas meet in a battle that will, thankfully, not be fought based on name rarity.
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St. Louis Cardinals And New-Look Baltimore Orioles Meet In Interleague Skirmish
The St. Louis Cardinals are more familiar than most with the Baltimore Orioles' best hitter in 2011, but few expected that NL Central castoff to be J.J. Hardy, formerly of the first-place Milwaukee Brewers, and not ex-Cub Derrek Lee. The Orioles' veteran additions have thrived at Camden Yards, where the Cardinals and Kyle Lohse are scheduled meet rookie Zach Britton on Tuesday.
The Orioles' other young starters have given them more trouble, but the Cardinals won't be looking past Brian Matusz, until recently one of the top prospects in Major League Baseball, who has a 6.85 ERA in five 2011 starts. The Cardinals will close out the series with two more veterans, as Chris Carpenter—coming off one of his best starts of the season—and the still-struggling Jake Westbrook will start Wednesday and Thursday's outings.
The Cardinals' infield will be reinforced prior to Tuesday's opener with the return of third basemen David Freese and Nick Punto from the disabled list. Punto replaces overmatched first-rounder Pete Kozma as the utility infielder; Freese will start at third base, though given his injury-prone nature he's a fair bet to spend time at designated hitter after replacing outfielder/first baseman Andrew Brown on the roster.
