Beware the perils of only throwing three pitches.Chris Youngthrew 4-seam fastballs, sliders, and a scarce changeup during his outing against the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Cardinals made him pay dearly. The Cards knocked two homers off the Kansas Royals starter, who lasted only three innings.
The game didn’t start off too well for the Cardinals. The Royals took Lackey to task in the first inning, scoring two runs onSalvador PerezandAlex Riossingles. Lackey was effective the rest of the night, lasting seven and only giving up those two runs.
The Cardinals struck back in the 2nd inning.Randal Grichukhomered off of a Chris Young fastball to bringJason Heywardhome and tie it at two.Matt Carpenterdecide to join in on the fun in the third inning, belting another two run homer to right field. To start the fourth, the Royals replaced Young with Kris Medlen. Medlen did not start off too much better.
To start his night, Medlen gave up a single to Randal Grichuk, and threw a wild pitch allowing Grichuk to advance to third. However, the mistake was made moot when Salvador Perez picked Grichuk off. Medlen would later get out of the inning despite walkingDan Johnson. Aside from multiple walks, the rest of Medlen’s night was quiet.Franklin Moralesentered in the sixth, and spent one inning on the mound. He was replaced byLuke Hochevarin the seventh.
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Hochevar had a slightly more rocky night than Morales or Medlin. Hochevar gave up aKolten Wongsingle and a walk toMatt Holliday, but that was the extent of his troubles. The Cardinals made their first pitching change in the seventh, sending inRandy Choatefor the hold. But after one batterMike Mathenychanged his mind and sent inSeth Manessinstead. Maness then finished the inning by forcing yet another double play and handed the reins toTrevor Rosenthal.
Rosenthal would make things interesting in the ninth. He would give up anOmar Infantetriple that brought Alex Rios in to make the score 4-3.Jarrod Dysonwould then walk on four pitches. Dyson would quickly steal second base. The Cardinals would get out of the jam.Dusty Colemanwould strike out, Infante would get caught at home, andMike Moustakaswould ground out to end the game.
There’s not much to made of a makeup game, but the Cardinals looked good tonight. Lackey continued to be solid, and the bats took advantage of a few mistakes by the opposing starter. A good win for the Cardinals. They keep the momentum going into their series with the struggling Braves.
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