GDT 8/4/09-Cardinals (Piñeiro) at Mets (Santana) 6:10 CDT

[JCShutout]

who would have thought, after the shutout, that we would drop 12 in a game santana starts

[fanforever]

Final-St. Louis 12, NY Mets 7
WP: K. McClellan (3-2)
LP: P. Feliciano (4-4)
HR: STL - A. Pujols 2 (36), R. Ludwick (18)

Scoring Summary
Top 2nd: St. Louis
- R. Ludwick homered to deep left
Bot 2nd: NY Mets
- J. Santana doubled to deep left center, D. Murphy and A. Cora scored, O. Santos to third
- A. Pagan hit sacrifice fly to left, O. Santos scored
Top 4th: St. Louis
- R. Ludwick doubled to deep center, M. Holliday scored
- R. Ankiel singled to shallow left, R. Ludwick scored, Y. Molina to second
Top 5th: St. Louis
- M. Holliday singled to left center, A. Pujols scored
Bot 5th: NY Mets
- G. Sheffield doubled to deep left center, L. Castillo and D. Wright scored
- D. Murphy doubled to left center, G. Sheffield scored
- A. Cora singled to shallow center, D. Murphy scored
Top 8th: St. Louis
- A. Pujols homered to deep center
Top 9th: St. Louis
- J. Lugo doubled to left center, R. Ankiel scored
- S. Schumaker singled to shallow right, J. Lugo scored
Top 10th: St. Louis
- M. DeRosa hit by pitch, R. Ankiel scored, J. Lugo to third, C. Rasmus to second
- A. Pujols homered to deep left center, J. Lugo, C. Rasmus and M. DeRosa scored

HPB - O Santos (by J Pineiro); M DeRosa (by S Green).
Pitches-strikes - K McClellan 29-17; R Franklin 15-12; J Pineiro 69-48; D Reyes 17-10; T Wellemeyer 33-21; J Santana 103-74; F Rodriguez 41-25; B Stokes 1-1; P Feliciano 14-8; S Green 6-5.
Ground balls-fly balls - K McClellan 2-1; R Franklin 3-1; J Pineiro 11-8; D Reyes 1-0; T Wellemeyer 3-1; J Santana 9-12; F Rodriguez 2-2; B Stokes 1-0; P Feliciano 1-0; S Green 1-1.
Batters faced - K McClellan 5; R Franklin 5; J Pineiro 25; D Reyes 3; T Wellemeyer 8; J Santana 33; F Rodriguez 8; B Stokes 1; P Feliciano 4; S Green 3.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Bill Miller. 2B--Derryl Cousins. 3B--Chad Fairchild.

[Jmodene]

Like I said, Joaquin Andujar was right.

[Jmodene]

Now tell the truth - this afternoon, how many of us would have predicted a 12-7 final score in tonight's game, much less that the Cards would have the 12? I think most of us would have predicted a 3-2 game either way.

[JS04]

OK..

We all know he sucks...but give some props to Wellemeyer tonight....gave us 2 scoreless and kept us in the game

[Cronos]

OK..

We all know he sucks...but give some props to Wellemeyer tonight....gave us 2 scoreless and kept us in the game

Good point. Kept them in it and gave them a chance.

[Jmodene]

That's what mopup guys are supposed to do. It's actually a rather old-fashioned concept in this age of ultra-specialization, but if you've ever read Garagiola's first book (the 1960 one) he describes Wellemeyer's situation perfectly - a failed starter sent to the bullpen, hoping to get a few mopup innings and do well and perhaps earn a look-see in a more-key situation, with an eye towards possibly regaining his spot in the rotation.

[The Third Man]

WINNAH

New nominee for game of the year.

Pujols-amazsome
Ludwick, Ankiel, Skip, Lugo were good.
Regression to the Regifter for Pineiro. Blows two separate leads but we bail him out.
Lot of heart shown to come back against Santana and KRod.

Eh, more like Inning of the Year. This game on the whole wasn't that great but the last few innings were excellent. The Dodger game just kicked ass all around.

[planet planet]

That should end the questions about Albert's slump. I found the questions almost insulting myself, not being a big fan of the what have you done for me lately club.

[st.lewis11]

That's what mopup guys are supposed to do. It's actually a rather old-fashioned concept in this age of ultra-specialization, but if you've ever read Garagiola's first book (the 1960 one) he describes Wellemeyer's situation perfectly - a failed starter sent to the bullpen, hoping to get a few mopup innings and do well and perhaps earn a look-see in a more-key situation, with an eye towards possibly regaining his spot in the rotation.

I give him his due for holding them scoreless, but he did give up 2 walks and a hit for those 2 innings.....still has long way to go towards gaining the trust.