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After six starts in which he had a 3-1 record and a 2.36 ERA, the other side of Kyle Lohse has surfaced. In his last two outings, including a 9-3 thumping by Colorado on Thursday, Lohse has worked 10 innings, giving up 17 hits and 15 runs.
Lohse walked five Rockies and suggested he wasn't getting any help from umpire Mike Reilly's tight strike zone, especially in the first inning when the Rockies scored four runs after third baseman Brendan Ryan misplayed Matt Holliday's grounder.
"I made some pitches that with a little help from behind the plate, I could have been out of the inning," Lohse said.
But he added, "I walked five, and a guy with a 20 ERA (Jorge De La Rosa) didn't hardly walk anybody (one), so I don't know."
Lohse said he hadn't been bothered by Ryan's mistake, which originally was scored an error but then changed to a hit, giving Holliday four hits for the day.
"My job is to get the next hitter, no matter what," Lohse said.
The Cardinals, who were six outs away from winning the first three games of the series, had to settle for a four-game split. They still have lost only one series this season, falling to San Francisco two games to one in April.
ROCKIES 9, CARDINALS 3: The Rockies scored four runs in the first inning, which was one more run than Cardinals pitchers had given up in the first inning of the previous 35 games. Ryan Ludwick, who was 9-for-13 for the series, hit two solo home runs, accounting for most of the offense.
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Who wins the series? Half the voters in the StLPD picked a split, and I don't think they're far off.
I am extremely bored at work, so here is my analysis...
Game 1: Neither of these pitchers is great, obviously. But Pineiro is ridiculously streaky, and since his last start was a debacle, I'd think he's in for a decent start tonight. McClung is good on the r
Unless we pull off a trade that boosts our lineup with a solid on base guy, we have enough free swinging power hitters, and a reliever who can either close or at least get to the 9th with a lead consistently we have shot our proverbial load!
I am not expecting too many responses on this one. The Cards just gave up the winning HR to Ryan Braun. Unless we can come up with something in the bottom of the 9th we are going to get sweept by thhe Brewers. Now I dont think this series is the end all be all of the season, and I think the Cards will bounce back this weekend But
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