SB Nation St. Louis - St. Louis Cardinals Top Ex-Browns In First Game Of Serieshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/49009/stl-fave.png2011-06-29T08:01:31-05:00http://stlouis.sbnation.com/rss/stream/20120732011-06-29T08:01:31-05:002011-06-29T08:01:31-05:00St. Louis Cardinals Stop Skid Against Former Browns, Win 6-2
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<p><span>Nick Punto</span> and <span>David Freese</span> had four hits—including a Punto triple—in their return to the lineup, while <span>Colby Rasmus</span> and <span>Matt Holliday</span> homered to put the slumping <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/">St. Louis Cardinals</a> past the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.camdenchat.com/">Baltimore Orioles</a> in their first of three games at Camden Yards. <span>Kyle Lohse</span> earned his eighth win of the season, throwing five shutout innings before leaving after a rain delay; <span>Lance Lynn</span> came in to replace him, striking out five in just two innings of work. </p>
<p>The Cardinals got their six RBI from six different batters, including <span>Mark Hamilton</span>, 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 <span>Ryan Theriot</span> and <span>Lance Berkman</span>. </p>
<p>The Cardinals and Orioles will continue their series on Wednesday, when Chris Carpenter and <span>Chris Jakubauskas</span> meet in a battle that will, thankfully, not be fought based on name rarity. </p>
https://stlouis.sbnation.com/st-louis-cardinals/2011/6/29/2249984/st-louis-cardinals-scoreDan Moore2011-06-28T08:01:14-05:002011-06-28T08:01:14-05:00St. Louis Cardinals And New-Look Baltimore Orioles Meet In Interleague Skirmish
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/">St. Louis Cardinals</a> are more familiar than most with the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.camdenchat.com/">Baltimore Orioles</a>' best hitter in 2011, but few expected that NL Central castoff to be <span>J.J. Hardy</span>, formerly of the first-place <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.brewcrewball.com/">Milwaukee Brewers</a>, and not ex-Cub <span>Derrek Lee</span>. The Orioles' veteran additions have thrived at Camden Yards, where the Cardinals and <span>Kyle Lohse</span> are scheduled meet rookie <span>Zach Britton</span> on Tuesday.</p>
<p>The Orioles' other young starters have given them more trouble, but the Cardinals won't be looking past <span>Brian Matusz</span>, 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 <span>Jake Westbrook</span> will start Wednesday and Thursday's outings.</p>
<p>The Cardinals' infield will be reinforced prior to Tuesday's opener with the return of third basemen <span>David Freese</span> and <span>Nick Punto</span> 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.</p>
https://stlouis.sbnation.com/2011/6/28/2337143/st-louis-cardinals-and-new-look-baltimore-orioles-meet-in-interleagueDan Moore