NEW YORK, NY - JULY 19: Jose Reyes #7 and Jason Isringhausen #45 of the New York Mets celebrate after defeating the St. Louis Cardinals at Citi Field on July 19, 2011 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
St. Louis Cardinals Continue To Oversee Jason Isringhausen's Comeback
Jason Isringhausen records his 294th save against the team for which he picked up 217 as the St. Louis Cardinals can't stop the New York Mets.
St. Louis Cardinals Continue To Oversee Jason Isringhausen's Comeback
Live1 Total Update since July 20, 2011
- Important 1
- Updates 2
- All Updates 1
almost 2 years ago Update 0 comments
St. Louis Cardinals Lose Second Straight To Mets On Endy Chavez Walk-Off
The St. Louis Cardinals found themselves on the wrong side of Jason Isringhausen's unlikely comeback Wednesday night, as Endy Chavez's 10th-inning walk-off home run off current closer Fernando Salas gave erstwhile fireman Izzy a two-inning win one night after his first save since 2008. Carlos Beltran, currently a top target ahead of the MLB Trade Deadline, homered off of Kyle McClellan, while the Cardinals' bullpen coughed up another late lead when Jason Motte and Lance Lynn were unable to make Gerald Laird's RBI bunt single stand.
The Cardinals' 5-4 lead came after the Mets intentionally walked a slumping Colby Rasmus with Matt Holliday on third base and two outs. The next man up—and not pinch-hit for despite the Cardinals' three-catcher roster configuration—Laird lay down a bunt that Daniel Murphy couldn't even begin to field, scoring Holliday and putting another runner in scoring position. Daniel Descalso struck out to end the threat, and in the bottom of the eighth the Mets quickly mounted a threat of their own; Angel Pagan reached on a tough grounder that was called an error on Daniel Descalso, and got to third on two ground outs before Josh Thole sliced a liner into left field to tie the game up at 5. Pagan's home run in the 10th sent the Cardinals home with a series loss.
Jake Westbrook and Jon Niese will take mound for the final game of the series Thursday afternoon.
almost 2 years ago Update 0 comments
St. Louis Cardinals Fall As Jason Isringhausen Saves Day For Mets
Until Jason Isringhausen saved 217 games for the St. Louis Cardinals he was best known as the first member of the New York Mets' ill-fated "Generation K"; perhaps it was only fitting that, with Francisco Rodriguez traded to the Cardinals' division rivals, Isringhausen continued his unlikely comeback by recording his first save of the season against his struggling ex-mates.
The save, number 294 on Isringhausen's long, intermittently impossible-seeming trip to 300, came after the Cardinals--save for Lance Berkman, who hit his 26th home run of the year over just about all of right Citifield--failed to solve young Mets starter Dillon Gee, who outpitched Kyle Lohse mostly by throwing the ball right where hitters wanted it. Albert Pujols grounded into two crucial double plays for the Cardinals, who continue to trail the Pittsburgh Pirates in a typically wild National League Central race.
The Cardinals will send Kyle McClellan, who's struggled even more than his fellow Kyle since a hot start made him the National League's wins leader way back at six, to the mound for the second game of their Citifield set.
