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Last Updated: Jan 3, 2011 - 3:06:23 PM |
Hunter Pence tripled home two runs in the fourth inning as the Astros blanked the Cardinals for the second straight game 3-0 at
Minute
Maid
Park. Wandy Rodriguez gave up just two hits and two walks, while striking out five to up his mark to 11-and-12. Brandon Lyon picked up his 10th save as
Houston won for the eighth time in 10 games.
St. Louis managed just three hits in the setback. Chris Carpenter allowed three runs, but just two earned, in seven innings to fall to 14-and-5 with the loss. Jon Jay, Matt Holliday and Brendan Ryan had the lone hits for the Cardinals in defeat.
Neil Walker went 4-for-5 with a home run and four RBI to lead a 15-hit attack as the Pirates got some revenge on the Cubs with a 14-7 win in the second-of-three at Wrigley Field. Andrew McCutchen and Jose Tabata each had three hits and two RBI for
Pittsburgh, which dropped Monday's series opener 14-2. Jeff Karstens fanned six while allowing just four hits and two runs over six innings to notch his third win as the Bucs snapped a four-game skid. Koyie Hill went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer for
Chicago. Ryan Dempster was tagged for seven hits, three walks and seven runs in just three innings to fall to 12-and-9. The Cubs lost for the third time in five games.
Coming off a successful start last week at
New England, Rams rookie quarterback Sam Bradford will seek to do it again tomorrow night when the team wraps up preseason play at home against the Baltimore Ravens. With first-stringer A.J. Feeley nursing thumb and elbow injuries, Bradford got the nod under center last Thursday and lit up the Patriots for 189 yards and two scores in one half of action. Now he's looking to put together back-to-back strong performances in his second straight start, this time in front of the home fans at the Edward Jones Dome. Head coach Steve Spagnuolo still hasn't committed to an opening-day starter when the Rams host the Arizona Cardinals.
Former first-round picks Alex Pietrangelo and Ian Cole will lead a team of Blues prospects in the NHL Prospects Tournament this year. The eight-team event takes place September 11th-15th in
Traverse City,
Michigan. Pietrangelo was the fourth-overall selection in the 2008 draft, while Cole was taken by the Note with the 18th pick in the 2007 draft. Second-round picks Philip McRae, Jake Allen and Brett Ponich will also play for the Blues. From this year's draft class, fifth-round selection Cody Beach and sixth-round choice Stephen MacAulay will also represent
St. Louis. The Blues will open play in a three-game, round-robin tournament with the Stars, Red Wings and Lightning. The Thrashers, Hurricanes, Blue Jackets and Rangers are also participating in the event.
The road-weary Cardinals play the finale of their three-game series against the Astros this afternoon at
Minute
Maid
Park.
St. Louis has lost seven of its last eight games and is just 2-and-7 on its 10-game road swing through
Pittsburgh,
Washington and
Houston. The slump has left the Redbirds just eight games over .500 at 69-and-61 and has dropped them seven games behind the first-place Reds in the NL Central. The Cards are four back of the Phillies for the NL Wild Card lead. Jeff Suppan is slated to oppose the Astros' Nelson Figueroa today at 1:05 p.m. Kaspar Broadcasting will bring you the game, starting with the pre game show at 12:22 on AM 730 KWRE
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