Game Thread #30 - CHI@STL - 5/02/08

Coop · 05-01-2008, 10:58 PM

Probables: Adam Wainwright vs LH Rich Hill.

Matchup
The Official Site of The St. Louis Cardinals: News: Wainwright, Cards amped for big series
STLtoday.com - Bernie's Extra Points - Blog Archive - The Pressure is on the Cub$

MSN schedule
FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Schedules

Yahoo schedule
MLB - Scores & Schedule Friday May 2, 2008 - Yahoo! Sports

Standings.
The Official Site of Major League Baseball: Standings: Regular Season Standings
18-11 is not a bad record. Let's keep it going

mattcrossman
SportingNews.com - Your expert source for MLB Baseball stats, scores, standings, blogs and fantasy news from MLB Baseball columnists
Cardinals don't have the talent to sustain hot start
There are few on it you would want for your team other than Albert Pujols.
Heck, there might be no one on it you could name other than Albert Pujols.

Additions and corrections are appreciated.

Kodiak · 05-01-2008, 11:45 PM

With the Chubs losing on Thursday, the Cards go into the game in sole possession of first place.

I'm hoping for 2 out of 3 this weekend.

Coop · 05-02-2008, 11:38 AM

A lot of TV for this series.

Pairings
STLtoday - Up Next: Cards vs. Cubs at Busch
Cub$ team to beat
STLtoday - Cubs bring some unresolved issues to Busch

Coop · 05-02-2008, 03:41 PM

Preview
Cubs-Cardinals Preview - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
I hope the lineups and live boxscore will be here before game time. I likely will be out.
FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Game Trax

Kodiak · 05-02-2008, 07:43 PM

B. Barton lf .333
R. Ankiel cf .290
A. Pujols 1b .365
T. Glaus 3b .260
R. Ludwick rf .309
Y. Molina c .265
C. Izturis ss .212
A. Wainwright p .312
B. Ryan 2b .300

Nice to see Barton leading off. Skip hasn't done all that well against lefties this year.

On another note, I think Wainwright should have batted 7th instead of Izturis.

GO CARDS!

Kodiak · 05-02-2008, 08:18 PM

WOW, that was a quick hook on Hill. Sure he's got no control, but you'd think Lou would let him try and get Izturis out and hope he finds his stuff between innings. After all, its still only 1-0. Oh well, I'll take it as the Chubs dig into the pen early.

GO CARDS!

Kodiak · 05-02-2008, 10:16 PM

Another Wow as Soriano gives us a run on two "hits" that he should have had easily.

Kodiak · 05-02-2008, 10:52 PM

Two things:

1) Dangit IZZY! I wonder if he's having hip problems again. When Soriano came up I knew I had a bad feeling for a reason. I guess he makes up for his shoddy defense....

2) The Cards had so many opportunities in this game to score more runs but did not capitalize.

Time for some more runs!

Kodiak · 05-02-2008, 11:29 PM

I just found an amazing resource. I use baseball reference all the time, but I never realized that they have a stat preview of every game with a boat load of statistics to digest...

Tonights Matchup

Kodiak · 05-02-2008, 11:41 PM

Skip With The Walk Off!!! Beautiful!!!!

Take it away ewt.

Ewttexas · 05-02-2008, 11:42 PM

Very important game and the Cards win it 5-3 on a walk-off 2 run HR by Schu in the 11th.
The good, the bad and the ugly. The good was the walk-off, the bad was the no-decision for Wainwright and the ugly was the blown save by Izzy.
Back with the recap in a little while.

Ewttexas · 05-03-2008, 12:26 AM

The Cards had 11 hits. Schu only had one but it was the game winner. Yadi and Brendan each had 2 with a double. Wainwright had a double. 1 single each for Albert, Ank, Ludwick, Izturis and Miles, who pinch hit in the 11th and was on base when Schu teed off.
Wainwright turned in an incredible performance considering that he threw 126 pitches in his last outing. He certainly deserved a win. He went 6 1/3 innings giving up 1 run on 4 hits with 1 BB and 5 Ks. His ERA is down to 2.60. He threw 85 pitches-56 for strikes. Flores got his 4th hold by getting Reed Johnso to hit into a FC for the 2nd out in the 7th. He has yet to give up an earned run. McClellan finished the 7th with a K after giving up a hit. He earned his 8th hold and his ERA is 1.69. Franklin got his 10th hold. He went one inning giving up 2 hits and a BB but he did not give up a run. His ERA is 1.80. Izzy blew his 3rd save. He went 2/3 of an inning giving up 2 runs on 1 hit-a 2 run game tying HR by Soriano. He walked 2 and Kd 1. Villone earned his 1st win. He came in and ended the 9th. He followed with 2 more great innings. He gave up a hit and an unintentional intentional walk to Lee. He Kd 2. His ERA is 0.73.
I said that this was an important win. The Cards are in 1st place by 1 1/2 games but only 1 in the loss column. They have a 2 1/2 game lead on Milw. They lost to Houston. As long as the Cards take one of the next two, the Cubs will leave town in 2nd place. Tomorrow afternoon, it's Lohse vs. Lilly and Sunday evening, it's Wellemeyer vs. Marquis. You know that Jason wants to show up Duncan so it will be a tough game.
As a side note, the Cards got rid of Hill in the bottom of the 1st after he walked in a run. The Cards used their entire BP except Marmol. They all threw extended innings. We used everyone except Springer and Reyes. I would think that Flores and McClellan would be available if needed. The Cubs may be without Ramirez. He was hit on the wrist by a pitch. We need to win tomorrow to be sure of taking the series.
That's it for tonight. Be sure to check in with Coop in the AM for the minor league results and I assume that there will be a chat at 10 AM.
See ya later.

05-01-2008, 10:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
Coop Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Memphis Posts: 3,223	Game Thread #30 - CHI@STL - 5/02/08 Probables: Adam Wainwright vs LH Rich Hill. Matchup The Official Site of The St. Louis Cardinals: News: Wainwright, Cards amped for big series STLtoday.com - Bernie's Extra Points - Blog Archive - The Pressure is on the Cub$ MSN schedule FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Schedules Yahoo schedule MLB - Scores & Schedule Friday May 2, 2008 - Yahoo! Sports Standings. The Official Site of Major League Baseball: Standings: Regular Season Standings 18-11 is not a bad record. Let's keep it going mattcrossman SportingNews.com - Your expert source for MLB Baseball stats, scores, standings, blogs and fantasy news from MLB Baseball columnists Cardinals don't have the talent to sustain hot start There are few on it you would want for your team other than Albert Pujols. Heck, there might be no one on it you could name other than Albert Pujols. Additions and corrections are appreciated.

05-01-2008, 11:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
Kodiak Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 697	With the Chubs losing on Thursday, the Cards go into the game in sole possession of first place. I'm hoping for 2 out of 3 this weekend.

05-02-2008, 11:38 AM	#3 (permalink)
Coop Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Memphis Posts: 3,223	A lot of TV for this series. Pairings STLtoday - Up Next: Cards vs. Cubs at Busch Cub$ team to beat STLtoday - Cubs bring some unresolved issues to Busch

05-02-2008, 03:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
Coop Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Memphis Posts: 3,223	Preview Cubs-Cardinals Preview - MLB - Yahoo! Sports I hope the lineups and live boxscore will be here before game time. I likely will be out. FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Game Trax

05-02-2008, 07:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
Kodiak Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 697	B. Barton lf .333 R. Ankiel cf .290 A. Pujols 1b .365 T. Glaus 3b .260 R. Ludwick rf .309 Y. Molina c .265 C. Izturis ss .212 A. Wainwright p .312 B. Ryan 2b .300 Nice to see Barton leading off. Skip hasn't done all that well against lefties this year. On another note, I think Wainwright should have batted 7th instead of Izturis. GO CARDS!

05-02-2008, 08:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
Kodiak Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 697	WOW, that was a quick hook on Hill. Sure he's got no control, but you'd think Lou would let him try and get Izturis out and hope he finds his stuff between innings. After all, its still only 1-0. Oh well, I'll take it as the Chubs dig into the pen early. GO CARDS!

05-02-2008, 10:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
Kodiak Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 697	Another Wow as Soriano gives us a run on two "hits" that he should have had easily.

05-02-2008, 10:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
Kodiak Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 697	Two things: 1) Dangit IZZY! I wonder if he's having hip problems again. When Soriano came up I knew I had a bad feeling for a reason. I guess he makes up for his shoddy defense.... 2) The Cards had so many opportunities in this game to score more runs but did not capitalize. Time for some more runs!

05-02-2008, 11:29 PM	#9 (permalink)
Kodiak Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 697	I just found an amazing resource. I use baseball reference all the time, but I never realized that they have a stat preview of every game with a boat load of statistics to digest... Tonights Matchup

05-02-2008, 11:41 PM	#10 (permalink)
Kodiak Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 697	Skip With The Walk Off!!! Beautiful!!!! Take it away ewt.

05-02-2008, 11:42 PM	#11 (permalink)
Ewttexas Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 583	Very important game and the Cards win it 5-3 on a walk-off 2 run HR by Schu in the 11th. The good, the bad and the ugly. The good was the walk-off, the bad was the no-decision for Wainwright and the ugly was the blown save by Izzy. Back with the recap in a little while.

05-03-2008, 12:26 AM	#12 (permalink)
Ewttexas Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 583	The Cards had 11 hits. Schu only had one but it was the game winner. Yadi and Brendan each had 2 with a double. Wainwright had a double. 1 single each for Albert, Ank, Ludwick, Izturis and Miles, who pinch hit in the 11th and was on base when Schu teed off. Wainwright turned in an incredible performance considering that he threw 126 pitches in his last outing. He certainly deserved a win. He went 6 1/3 innings giving up 1 run on 4 hits with 1 BB and 5 Ks. His ERA is down to 2.60. He threw 85 pitches-56 for strikes. Flores got his 4th hold by getting Reed Johnso to hit into a FC for the 2nd out in the 7th. He has yet to give up an earned run. McClellan finished the 7th with a K after giving up a hit. He earned his 8th hold and his ERA is 1.69. Franklin got his 10th hold. He went one inning giving up 2 hits and a BB but he did not give up a run. His ERA is 1.80. Izzy blew his 3rd save. He went 2/3 of an inning giving up 2 runs on 1 hit-a 2 run game tying HR by Soriano. He walked 2 and Kd 1. Villone earned his 1st win. He came in and ended the 9th. He followed with 2 more great innings. He gave up a hit and an unintentional intentional walk to Lee. He Kd 2. His ERA is 0.73. I said that this was an important win. The Cards are in 1st place by 1 1/2 games but only 1 in the loss column. They have a 2 1/2 game lead on Milw. They lost to Houston. As long as the Cards take one of the next two, the Cubs will leave town in 2nd place. Tomorrow afternoon, it's Lohse vs. Lilly and Sunday evening, it's Wellemeyer vs. Marquis. You know that Jason wants to show up Duncan so it will be a tough game. As a side note, the Cards got rid of Hill in the bottom of the 1st after he walked in a run. The Cards used their entire BP except Marmol. They all threw extended innings. We used everyone except Springer and Reyes. I would think that Flores and McClellan would be available if needed. The Cubs may be without Ramirez. He was hit on the wrist by a pitch. We need to win tomorrow to be sure of taking the series. That's it for tonight. Be sure to check in with Coop in the AM for the minor league results and I assume that there will be a chat at 10 AM. See ya later.