SB Nation St. Louis - One Comeback Too Many For Cardinals, McClellanhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/49009/stl-fave.png2010-06-13T19:12:29-05:00http://stlouis.sbnation.com/rss/stream/12802862010-06-13T19:12:29-05:002010-06-13T19:12:29-05:00One Comeback Too Many for Cardinals, McClellan
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<p>Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) – Chris Young’s second homer of the game, a two- run blast in the bottom of the ninth inning, rescued the Arizona bullpen and lifted the Diamondbacks to a 7-5 win over St. Louis in the rubber match of a three-game series at Chase Field.</p>
<p>Arizona closer Chad Qualls, who began the day sporting an inflated 7.77 <span class="caps">ERA</span>, was called on to protect a three-run lead in the ninth and promptly allowed a double to the leadoff batter, Felipe Lopez. Colby Rasmus then hit a chopper to first and was safe after Qualls bobbled the toss from Adam LaRoche.</p>
<p>Albert Pujols then grounded an <span class="caps">RBI</span> single to left field. Rasmus advanced to third on a Matt Holliday flyout and came home on a base hit to center by Randy Winn.</p>
<p>Esmerling Vasquez (1-2) replaced an ineffective Qualls on the mound and uncorked a wild pitch that allowed Pujols to score, tying the game at 5-5. Vasquez retired the next two batters to end the frame.</p>
<p>Kyle McClellan (0-2) took the hill for St. Louis in the bottom of the ninth and quickly set down the first two batters. Miguel Montero lined a single to left before Young crushed an 0-1 pitch over the wall in left-center.</p>
https://stlouis.sbnation.com/2010/6/13/1516581/cardinals-loss-mcclellanDan Moore2010-06-13T14:30:32-05:002010-06-13T14:30:32-05:00Cardinals vs. Diamondbacks: Chris Carpenter Gets The Rubber Match
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<p>(Sports Network) - Staff ace <span>Chris Carpenter</span> pitches for the series win today when the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/STL" class="sbn-auto-link">St. Louis Cardinals</a> visit Chase Field for the finale of a three-game National League weekend set with the host <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/ARI" class="sbn-auto-link">Arizona Diamondbacks</a>.</p>
<p>Arizona won, 7-2, on Saturday and - coupled with Cincinnati's 11-5 defeat of Kansas City - dropped the Cardinals 1 1/2 games behind the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/CIN" class="sbn-auto-link">Reds</a> atop the NL's Central Division.</p>
<p><span>Mark Reynolds</span> finished a triple shy of the cycle and <span>Dan Haren</span> tossed eight solid innings for the Diamondbacks.</p>
<p>Reynolds went 3-for-4 with a solo homer and two RBI as the hosts bounced back from a 5-2 defeat in the series opener Friday. <span>Adam LaRoche</span> hit a pair of solo homers for Arizona, which also got a solo shot from <span>Chris Snyder</span>.</p>
<p>Haren (7-4), who played for St. Louis in 2003-04, gave up two runs on six hits to win his second consecutive start. He also fanned nine batters and walked zero.</p>
<p><span>Colby Rasmus</span> hit a solo homer for the Cardinals, who have dropped five of six. <span>Ryan Ludwick</span> drove in the other run in defeat.</p>
<p><span>Adam Ottavino</span> (0-2), making his third major league start, allowed six runs on nine hits over just 3 2/3 innings to take the loss.</p>
<p>Carpenter, the NL's Cy Young Award winner in 2005, is unbeaten in nine career appearances against the Diamondbacks and hasn't lost in 2010 since a 4-1 decision against Houston on May 13.</p>
<p>In five starts since, he's 3-0 while allowing 34 hits and nine runs in 35 2/3 innings.</p>
<p>In an April 21 start at Arizona, Carpenter got a no-decision in the Cardinals' 9-4 win, after allowing six hits and three runs - while striking out a season- high 10 - in seven innings.</p>
<p>He's 4-0 with a 2.09 earned run average in 47 1/3 career innings against Arizona and 2-0 in six road starts this season.</p>
<p>For the Diamondbacks, righty <span>Edwin Jackson</span> returns against the Cardinals for the first time since going eight innings in the aforementioned April 21 matchup.</p>
<p>The 26-year-old allowed seven hits and four runs over eight innings in that game, walking none and striking out four.</p>
<p>Jackson, who is winless in four lifetime games against St. Louis, is 0-1 with a pair of no-decisions since last winning on May 22 against Toronto.</p>
<p>He's actually dropped his ERA from 6.28 to 5.38 in those outings, allowing just seven runs on 16 hits in 22 innings.</p>
<p>He's 2-3 with a 5.51 ERA in seven home starts.</p>
<p>St. Louis took two of three from the D-Backs earlier in the year after winning the series 4-2 a year ago.</p>
https://stlouis.sbnation.com/2010/6/13/2316425/cardinals-vs-diamondbacks-chris-carpenter-gets-the-rubber-matchDan Moore