8/29 GDT: Indians(Carrasco) vs Cardinals(Flaherty) 12:15 PM CT
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8/29 GDT: Indians(Carrasco) vs Cardinals(Flaherty) 12:15 PM CT
Indians vs Cardinals
12:15 PM CT - August 29, 2020
Busch Stadium - St. Louis, MO
Cardinals Broadcasts: FOX or KMOX 1120
Indians Broadcasts: FOX or WTAM 1100
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Re: 8/29 GDT: Indians(Carrasco) vs Cardinals(Flaherty) 12:15 PM CT
A pitching staff that’s being tested during the Cardinals’ dense stretch of games in their revised schedule was tested by the Indians’ offense Friday night.
Cleveland set the tone early and continued to pile on in St. Louis’ 14-2 loss in the series opener at Busch Stadium, as Major League Baseball celebrated Jackie Robinson Day. Cardinals starter Daniel Ponce de Leon did not make it out of the first inning after allowing four runs on an RBI single by Francisco Lindor and a three-run home run from Franmil Reyes. Ponce de Leon recorded his second out one batter after Reyes’ homer, but he then walked two in a row to end his night.
After replacing an injured Miles Mikolas in the rotation at the beginning of the season, Ponce de Leon (0-3) has continually struggled to control counts and get quick outs. That has led to high pitch counts and short starts. But in his first two starts, he had a combined 15 strikeouts over seven innings. Strikes were there; the consistency was not.
That trend has shifted. In the Cardinals’ win over the Reds on Sunday, Ponce de Leon threw 93 pitches, registering only six swings and misses, according to Statcast. On Friday, over 41 pitches, Ponce de Leon registered only one swing and miss -- the fewest in any game in which he induced at least 10 swings (26 prior games).
Ponce de Leon threw more balls (24) than strikes (17), and he put the pitching staff in a precarious spot. Woodford got the Cardinals through 3 1/3 innings, allowing a two-run homer after the Cards turned a wacky 3-2-8 double play in the second inning. Right-hander Junior Fernández allowed six runs on six hits and two walks in his first appearance since returning from the COVID-19 injured list. It wasn’t until the ninth inning when position player Max Schrock took the mound for a 1-2-3 inning that Cleveland eased off.
So maybe Schrock should take PDL's spot in the rotation.
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Re: 8/29 GDT: Indians(Carrasco) vs Cardinals(Flaherty) 12:15 PM CT
It’s not every day you see a catcher running down a baserunner in between second and third base, and a center fielder applying the tag at second base.
That’s the wacky double play the Cardinals turned in the second inning of Friday’s 14-2 loss in the series opener against the Indians at Busch Stadium. On Francisco Lindor’s grounder with no outs and runners on first and third base, Cards first baseman Paul Goldschmidt threw home to catcher Yadier Molina, who then tagged out Cesar Hernandez in a rundown on the third-base line.
Then, Molina chased José Ramírez and Lindor back to second and first base, respectively. About halfway between second and third base, Molina looked like he might throw to first base to get Lindor. But he turned and threw to center fielder Dylan Carlson covering second base to tag Ramírez out.
It went down in the scorebook as a 3-2-8 double play -- which has not happened in the expansion era (since 1961), according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
According to Statcast, Molina covered 155 feet, and Carlson covered 201 feet to get the two outs. It was a heads-up play by Carlson to get to the bag, although the Cardinals work on those plays in pregame workouts.
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Re: 8/29 GDT: Indians(Carrasco) vs Cardinals(Flaherty) 12:15 PM CT
Poor Schrock was the best reliever in the game yesterday and he got bounced.
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