Thursday, March 14, 2013

Cardinals Beat Braves 5-4: Matt Carpenter Double, Triples, & Drives In Two Runs; Tony Cruz & Matt Adams Each Double & Knock In One Run; Michael Wacha Strikes Out Two Over Two Scoreless Innings For Win

Individual Highlights:
Matt Carpenter 2-for-4 with one double, one triple, two two-out RBIs, one ru, and assisted in two double plays.
Allen Craig 1-for-2 with one two-out RBI, one walk, and assisted in two double plays.
Shane Robinson 1-for-1 at the plate.
Oscar Taveras 2-for-4 at the plate.
Tony Cruz 1-for-3 with one double, one RBI, and one run.
Matt Adams 1-for-1 with one double and one two-out RBI.
Joe Kelly started and pitched four innings.  He allowed three hits, one earned run, committed one pickoff error, struck one out, and assisted in one double play.  0-for-1 at the plate.  (g/f:6-2)
Michael Wacha entered in the eighth and pitched two innings.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck two out for the winning decision (1-0). (g/f:3-0)

Rough Outing:
Jon Jay 0-for-4 with one strikeout.
David Freese 0-for-3 with one walk and two strikeouts.
Shelby Miller entered in the fifth and pitched 2.2 innings.  He allowed six hits, three earned runs, one walk, and struck four out.  0-for-1 with one run, one walk, and one strikeout at the plate. (g/f:3-1)
Trevor Rosenthal entered in the seventh and pitched to two batters.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck one out for the blown save (1). (ir-s:3-2)

Boxscore
St. Louis Official Site Post Game
By Gosh, It's Langosch Post Game
Cardinal Beat Post Game
Obviously, You're Not A Golfer Post Game
STL Sports Page Post Game

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