Daily Rant: Cardinals demolished in series opener against Pirates

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The Cardinals kicked off a three game home set with the Pirates in poor fashion on Thursday night as they were defeated 14-5. Adam Wainwright had another very poor showing and the offense was held to two hits through the last six innings. Find out more after the jump.

Box Score

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh	2	0	0	0	3	4	0	2	3	14	19	0
St Louis	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	7	0
WP	K. Correia (4-6)
LP	A. Wainwright (6-8)

The Positives

Jon Jay, Carlos Beltran, and David Freese picked up singles. Jay scored a run, while Beltran and Freese each drove in one a piece.
Matt Holliday had a two hit night. He hit two singles to raise his average to .303.
Allen Craig also had a two hit night as he hit his eleventh home run of the season. He ended the night with three RBI.
Sam Freeman pitched a scoreless inning.

Justin’s Jeers

Rafael Furcal, Yadier Molina, and Daniel Descalso were held hitless. Furcal and Descalso did reach base on walks, though.
The Cardinals stranded seven runners. Matt Holliday led the way with two.
Adam Wainwright had an awful outing, as he gave up seven earned runs and twelve base runners through five innings. He struck out seven, but allowed two home runs.
Eduardo Sanchez and Fernando Salas each gave up two earned runs in their innings of work. Sanchez gave up a third home run for the Cardinals pitching.
Marc Rzepczynski pitched the ninth inning and gave up three earned runs including the fourth Pirates home run of the game.

Three Stars

3) Matt Holliday – A two hit night, but he didn’t push any runs across the plate.

2) Carlos Beltran – Beltran picked up another RBI to pad his All Star argument.

1) Allen Craig – Craig proved why he is vital to this team with another home run.

Standings

Today’s Game

Jeff Karstens takes the mound for the Pirates. He is 0-2 with a 6.35 ERA. Meanwhile, 10-3 Lance Lynn leads the way for the Cardinals. He is looking to rebound from one of his worst starts of the season. Currently he has a 3.23 ERA. Game time is set for 1:15

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