Cardinals vs. Pirates, May 14

Although the Cardinals once again stranded an obscene number of base runners, 15, Wednesday night. But they managed to push five of them across the plate and secured a much needed win Wednesday over the Pirates, 5-1.

But Todd Wellemeyer was the View From the Cheap Seats Cardinals Star of the Game goes to Todd Wellemeyer, who pitched seven innings and allowed only two hits and one run.

Lowlight of the game goes to Randy Flores who managed to allow the tying run to come to the plate when he came into a 4-0 game in the eighth. About 15 more feet tacked onto Jason Bay's fly out to end the inning and I would be kicking the dog (not really) and spouting some colorful, multi-syllabic expressions and explaining to my wife why I insist on watching baseball games when they only seem to make me mad.

Phew.

Jason Isringhausen got some much needed action in a low pressue role. While he got the job done, he still has some work to go. His pitches were straight and up in the strike zone. Two of the three batters made loud outs. Hopefully it was at least a confidence builder for Izzy to see he could pitch a scoreless, hitless inning without his best stuff.

Troy Glaus is starting to hit the ball with some consistency, going 3-5 the night after he finally hit his second ball over the boards as a Cardinal.

Comments

[Fred McTaggart]

Don't you have to start thinking it may be someone other than Wellemeyer who leaves the rotation when (and if) Carpenter returns?

As for Mulder? Forget it. Make him earn his way back.