Injury-Plagued Cardinals Go For Tenth Series Against Pirates

Wednesday night was that rare game for the St. Louis Cardinals where things didn’t fall into place. Where they didn’t come up with the key strikeout or clutch hit that they’ve produced with frequency the last six weeks.

Fox Sports Midwest

Video: Paul DeJong After Cardinals Lose To Pirates

DeJong: "We're confident tomorrow we're going to come back ready to play and win the series." #STLCards pic.twitter.com/v6FJsx39cj

— FOX Sports Midwest (@FSMidwest) August 30, 2018

Video: Yairo Munoz After Cardinals Lose To Pirates

Muñoz on hit-by-pitch: "When he hit me I felt pain, but I knew my team needed me at that point so I battled against the pain." #STLCards pic.twitter.com/v22WJic4Gv

— FOX Sports Midwest (@FSMidwest) August 30, 2018

Video: Mikes Shildt's Postgame Press Conference 8-29-18

Good news: Shildt says Carp's nausea is NOT food related: "No. Just something that's going around, maybe." #ItsNotTheSalsa #STLCards pic.twitter.com/3ZxXZpIVmP

— FOX Sports Midwest (@FSMidwest) August 30, 2018

Pirates Beat Cardinals 2-0: Miles Mikolas Strikes Out Five & Allows Two Runs Over Five Innings; Brett Cecil Strikes Out Two Of Four Batters Faced; Jose Martinez Singles & Walks

Individual Highlights:
Matt Carpenter started at first base and batted leadoff.  Two walks at the plate.
Matt Adams entered late in the game at first base and batted leadoff.  1-for-2 and assisted in two double plays.
Yadier Molina started at catcher and batted second.  1-for-4 with one double, one strikeout, and grounded into one double play.
Jose Martinez started in right field and batted third.  1-for-3 with one walk and one strikeout.
Paul DeJong started at shortstop and batted fifth.  1-for-4 with one double, one strikeouts, one throwing error, and assisted in one double play.
Yairo Munoz started at third base and batted eighth.  1-for-3 with one double, one hit by pitch, one strikeout, one throwing error, and assisted in one double play.
Miles Mikolas started and pitched five innings.  He allowed eight hits, two earned runs, one walk, and struck five out for the losing decision (13-4).  0-for-2 with one strikeout.  (p-s:93-67)(g/f:5-2)
Chasen Shreve entered in the sixth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit and no runs.  (p-s:5-3)(g/f:1-1)
Dominic Leone entered in the seventh and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs.  (p-s:16-12)(g/f:2-2)
Brett Cecil entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck two out.  (p-s:17-12)(g/f:1-0)
Carlos Martinez entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs.  (p-s:11-7)(g/f:1-1)

Rough Outing:
Rest Of The Team

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Video: Matt Carpenter Leaves Game With Trainer

Carp exits the game with the team trainer as Matt Adams takes over at first. This is fine. 🔥☕🔥 pic.twitter.com/hALSeTRVKm

— FOX Sports Midwest (@FSMidwest) August 30, 2018

Cardinals Starting Lineup 8-29-18

St. Louis Official Twitter

Anniversary Of Lou Brock Surpassing Ty Cobb For All-Time Stolen Base Record

The modern-era MLB stolen base record set by Ty Cobb in 1928 stood for nearly 50 years – until Lou Brock broke it on August 29, 1977 in San Diego.

KMOX

Umpire To Mark McGwire: No Special Treatment For You

Deep into his tainted pursuit of a home run record, Mark McGwire refused to heed an umpire’s repeated warnings to cease arguing a call and got ejected, prompting a dangerous outburst from some of the St. Louis spectators.

RetroSimba

Cardinals Look To Win Another Series, Add Another W To Mike Shildt's Resume

It took Mike Shildt only 38 games to convince the St. Louis Cardinals to remove the interim from his title as the team’s manager.

Fox Sports Midwest

Video: Scott Warmann & Al Hrabosky Preview Cardinals-Pirates Game 8-29-18

Mikolas is coming off a clunker in Colorado, but that was rare -- and now he's back home, where he's been very tough.
Toyota Cardinals Live pregame starts at 6:30.#STLCards | #Pirates pic.twitter.com/HHlQm33GMa

— FOX Sports Midwest (@FSMidwest) August 29, 2018

Series Preview: Pirates @ Cardinals August 28-30, 2018

These are two teams going in opposite directions. Since winning 11 in a row, the Pirates are 11-18, including 3-10 in the past couple of weeks. The Cardinals, who were jousting with the Pirates for wild-card position when the teams met earlier this month in Pittsburgh, now are nine games ahead of them on the strength of a 19-5 August.

Post-Dispatch

Cardinals Homestand Highlights August 28-September 2, 2018

The Cardinals are back at Busch Stadium after winning five of six in Los Angeles and Denver and return as the hottest team in baseball with a record of 19-5 in the month of August. The six-game homestand kicks off with three games against the Pittsburgh Pirates (August 28-30) and concludes with a three-game series versus the Cincinnati Reds (August 31-September 2). The eleventh homestand of the season is highlighted by Ray Lankford's Bud Bash appearance and Union Appreciation Day.

St. Louis Official Site

How Jackie Robinson Hit On All Cylinders Vs. Cardinals

Jackie Robinson hit for the cycle one time in his major-league career and he did it in inverse order against four different Cardinals pitchers.

RetroSimba

Cardinals & On The Run Offer $6 Tickets For Series Vs. Pirates

The St. Louis Cardinals and On the Run are teaming up to offer fans $6 tickets to watch the Cardinals take on the Pirates August 28 through the 30.

KSDK

Did The Cardinals Pull Off The Greatest Fielder's Choice Ever?

As the guy who grounded into the most fielder's choices in Clayton High history, I was jealous.

Hochman

Matt Carpenter, Cardinals Go For Two-Game Sweep Of Brewers

Matt Carpenter hit the most expensive home run of his career Tuesday night, but it was worth every penny.

Fox Sports Midwest

Former Cardinals Playing In MLB 8-29-17: Luis Perdomo Strikes Out Three & Allows Two Runs Over Six Innings For The Win; David Peralta Singles, Triples, & Drives In One Run; Jason Heyward Singles Twice & Knocks In One Run

Edwin Jackson (former St. Louis-Washington) started and pitched six innings.  He allowed six hits, three runs (two earned), one home run, four walks (one intentional), threw one wild pitch, one throwing error, and struck five out for the winning decision (5-3).  1-for-3 with one run and two strikeouts.  (p-s:103-60)(g/f:7-5)

Washington beat Miami 8-3

Carlos Beltran (former St. Louis-Houston) started as designated hitter and batted sixth.  0-for-3 with one strikeout.
Luke Gregerson (former Springfield-Houston) entered in the seventh.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and one walk.  (p-s:20-11)(g/f:2-0)

Texas beat Houston 12-2

David Freese (former St. Louis-Pittsburgh) started at third base and batted fifth.  0-for-4 with two strikeouts.

Jason Heyward (former St. Louis-Chicago-N) started in centerfield and moved to right, batting seventh.  2-for-3 with one RBI, one sac fly, one strikeout, and one caught stealing.

Chicago-N beat Pittsburgh 4-1

Matt Belisle (former St. Louis-Minnesota) entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, one earned run, one walk, and struck one out for the save (5).  (p-s:21-11)(g/f:2-0)

Minnesota beat Chicago-A 6-4

Brandon Moss (former St. Loui-Kansas City) started in left field and batted eighth.  0-for-3 with two strikeouts.

Kansas City beat Tampa Bay 6-2

Mark Reynolds (former St. Louis-Colorado) started at first base and batted fifth.  0-for-4 with three strikeouts and assisted in one double play.
Pat Neshek (former St. Louis-Colorado) entered in the seventh and pitched to two batters.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out for the winning decision (5-3).   (p-s:7-6)(g/f:1-0)(ir-s:1-0)
Adam Ottavino (former St. Louis-Colorado) entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out.  (p-s:13-9)(g/f:2-0)

Colorado beat Detroit 7-3

Rich Hill (former Memphis-Los Angeles) started and pitched 3.2 innings.  He allowed eight hits, six earned runs, one home run, one walk, and struck four out for the losing decision (9-6).  1-for-2  with one run.  (p-s:70-50)(g/f:4-2)

David Peralta (former Johnson City-Arizona) started in left field and batted leadoff.  2-for-4 with one triple, one two-out RBI, and one run.

Arizona beat Los Angeles 7-6

Albert Pujols (former St. Louis-Anaheim) started as designated hitter and batted third.  0-for-3 with one walk.

Anaheim beat Oakland 8-2

Luis Perdomo (former Palm Beach-San Diego) started and pitched six innings.  He allowed seven hits, two runs (one earned), two walks, and struck three out for the winning decision (7-8).  0-for-2 with one run.  (p-s:85-54)(g/f:9-3)

San Diego beat San Francisco 6-3

Luke Weaver Solidifying Spot In Rotation

His spot in the rotation is technically temporary, but Luke Weaver continues to pitch as if he belongs as a fixture for a club seeking to make a postseason push down the stretch.

St. Louis Official Site

$30,000 Swing From Matt Carpenter

The 2-run homer that Matt Carpenter hit for the St. Louis Cardinals in the 5th inning of tonight’s 10-2 victory over Milwaukee was a whole lot more than just his 18th of the year. It was a home run for Houston.

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