LaRue, Cardinals rough up Pirates
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08/21/2008 -
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jason LaRue hit a two-run homer, doubled
and finished with three runs batted in, as St. Louis blasted Pittsburgh, 11-2,
in the finale of a two-game set with the Pirates.
Rick Ankiel also had a two-run blast, while Skip Schumaker went 3-for-4 with a
walk and run batted in for the Cardinals, who split the series and ended a
two-game slide.
Todd Wellemeyer (11-4) allowed both Pirates runs on five hits and a pair of
walks in five innings of work. He also struck out five on the way to winning
his third consecutive start and fourth straight decision.
Jason Davis (1-3) was rocked for eight runs -- six earned -- on nine hits and
three walks in just 3 2/3 frames to absorb the loss. Craig Hansen allowed
three runs on three hits in two innings of relief for Pittsburgh, which had a
two-game win streak snapped.
Ryan Doumit provided all the offense for the Pirates with a two-run homer, and
finished 3-for-4 with a double.
The Cardinals put two runs on the board in the second inning. With runners in
scoring position and no outs, LaRue hit a sacrifice fly to right field, and
Wellemeyer followed with a base hit to right that plated another run. Doumit's
two-run blast in the top of the third tied the game at two.
But in the home third, the Cardinals started to pull away. Schumaker led off
with a single and Ryan Ludwick followed with a double. Albert Pujols drove in
one run with a ground out to short, bringing up Ankiel, who crushed the ball
beyond the center-field wall to put St. Louis ahead 5-2.
The Cardinals added three more runs in the fourth. With runners on the corners
and one out, Schumaker slapped a single to right, plating one run and again
placing runners on the corners. Ludwick hit a sacrifice fly to make it a 7-2
game.
Pujols then walked, and after a wild pitch let the runners advance, Ankiel
worked a free pass to load the bases. Troy Glaus walked to force a runner in,
ending Davis' day on the mound. Romulo Sanchez entered and got Felipe Lopez to
ground out, but not before St. Louis had a six-run lead.
Sanchez worked 2 1/3 innings of scoreless ball, but Hansen took the mound in
the seventh. He gave up a one-out single to Glaus, and two batters later,
LaRue slugged the ball to left for the two-run homer and a 10-2 Cardinals
lead.
Pujols completed the scoring in the eighth with an RBI double, plating
Schumaker.
Game Notes
The Pirates next travel to Milwaukee to begin a three-game set Friday with the
Brewers...St. Louis hosts Atlanta for three games, with that series also
beginning Friday...Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright is expected to come off
the disabled list and make the start Friday against the Braves. He has been on
the DL since early June with a sprained right middle finger...St. Louis
pitcher Kyle Lohse was suspended five games and fined an undisclosed amount on
Wednesday. Lohse was penalized for an incident in his last start on Sunday,
when he threw a pitch near the head of the Reds' Edinson Volquez during the
fifth inning of Cincinnati's 7-3 win. The 29-year-old right-hander decided to
appeal the decision and the suspension will not begin until a ruling has been
made.
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