"The birds on the bat need to get stronger" - A Cardinals Franchise

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Cards offense is on fire, win 8-0

The Cards take the rubber match of the series, winning 8-0, acquiring 20 hits. The offense was kick started in the 1st, scoring 3, and then scoring 1 or 2 runs every inning until the 5th, where they were quiet until the 8th, when they scored one. Carlos Martinez was dominant, going 9 innings, allowing only 5 hits and no runs. The now Cardinals head to Arizona for a 4 game set.

Scores and Transactions from around the league

Rays 5
Yankees 2

Athletics 3
Blue Jays 4

Indians 2
Tigers 6

Cubs 10
Reds 9

Mets 7
Braves 6

Twins 4
Nationals 5

Rangers 8
White Sox 5

Phillies 1
Brewers 6

Orioles 0
Royals 2

Pirates 10
Diamondbacks 0

Mariners 2
Angels 6

Marilins 6
Giants 8

Dodgers 5
Rockies 3

Red Sox 8
Astros 6

Cardinals 8
Padres 0

Cardinals Minor League Scores

Express 3
Redbirds 2

Travelers 4
Cardinals 0

Transactions

None, besides the Cardinals-Brewers trade documented already.

[iMunenoriKawasaki]

Cards lose 3-2.

A tough loss in this one, as the Cardinals managed to get 11 hits off of Zach Greinke, but still lose. Jean Segura led off the game with an RBI Triple, but in the next inning, the Cards got the run back on a Home Run by Michael Wacha, of all people. The score remained tied until Phil Gosselin hit a two run home run in the 4th, to give Arizona a lead of 3-1. In the 9th, Matt Holliday hit Jeremy Hazelbaker in, to make the score 3-2, which was the final. As for pitching, Michael Wacha was very good. He went 7 innings, allowing only 4 hits. Jordan Walden pitched the 8th out of the pen, and didn't allow a base runner, and struck out two. Zack Greinke was not as good, but got the win after going 8.1 innings. Brad Zeigler got the save, his seventh.

Scores and Transactions from around the league

White Sox 4
Blue Jays 3

Athletics 13
Tigers 5

Orioles 8
Rays 9

Red Sox 3
Braves 6

Reds 1
Mets 6

Yankees 0
Rangers 7

Indians 3
Twins 4

Pirates 2
Rockies 3

Royals 6
Angels 2

Astros 2
Mariners 6

Marlins 1
Dodgers 2

Padres 0
Giants 6

Cardinals 2
Diamondbacks 3

Cardinals Minor League Scores

Express 1
Redbirds 0

Naturals 0
Cardinals 5

Transactions

Athletics-
Placed CF Billy Burns on the 15-Day DL (Finger Contusion)
Purchased the Contract of 2B Eric Sogard from Triple-A Nashville
Recalled 2B Eric Sogard from Triple-A Nashville

Tigers-
Placed SP Daniel Norris on the 15-Day DL (Broken Forearm)
Purchased the Contract of RP Blaine Hardy from Triple-A Toledo
Recalled RP Blaine Hardy from Triple-A Toledo

Indians-
Placed LF Michael Brantley on the 15-Day DL (Inflamed Hip)
Purchased the Contract of RP Tommy Hunter from Triple-A Columbus
Recalled RP Tommy Hunter from Triple-A Columbus

Royals-
Placed SP Kris Medlen on the 15-Day DL (Torn Groin)
Purchased the Contract of RP Brian Flynn from Triple-A Omaha
Recalled RP Brian Flynn from Triple-A Omaha

[iMunenoriKawasaki]

Cards drop another, lose 4-2

The Cardinals drop another game against the Diamondbacks. The scoring was off early, thanks to a Triple by AJ Pollock, who was then scored by a Paul Goldschmidt single, and then scored again on a Jake Lamb 2-Run Home Run. David Peralta also had an RBI. Kolten Wong gave the Cardinals a run on a solo home run in the 5th, and Brandon Moss had a Pinch Hit RBI Double. As for pitching, Patrick Corbin was very strong, going 8 innings before handing it over to Brad Ziegler for his 8th save. Mike Leake got the loss, going 7 innings, and Matt Bowman got an inning out of the Cardinals pen.

Scores and Transactions from around the League

Phillies 2
Nationals 4

White Sox 5
Blue Jays 3

Athletics 17
Tigers 10

Orioles 4
Rays 6

Red Sox 8
Braves 2

Reds 3
Mets 1

Yankees 8
Rangers 2

Brewers 3
Cubs 5

Indians 2
Twins 3

Pirates 3
Rockies 4

Royals 8
Angels 7

Astros 4
Mariners

Marlins 4
Dodgers 3

Padres 2
Giants 1

Cardinals 2
Diamondbacks 4

Cardinals Minor League Scores

Express 6
Redbirds 2

Naturals 1
Cardinals 2

Transactions

Yankees-
Placed CF Aaron Hicks on 15-Day DL (Broken Shin)
Purchased the contract of RF Aaron Judge from Triple-A Scranton/WB
Recalled RF Aaron Judge from Triple-A Scranton/WB

Dodgers-
Placed 3B Justin Turner on the 15-Day DL (Fractured Hand)
Purchased the Contract of LF Scott Van Slyke from Triple-A Oklahoma City
Recalled LF Scott Van Slyke from Triple-A Oklahoma City

[iMunenoriKawasaki]

Cards drop series with 4-0 loss.

The Cardinals lose their 3rd game of the series, and look to salvage just a game tomorrow. The scoring was again kicked off in the first by a single by Jean Segura, and a Jake Lamb single, and both were hit in by a Paul Goldschmidt triple. David Peralta had the other two RBIs on a 2 Run Home run in the 3rd. As for pitching, Adam Wainwright was terrible. He only went 5 innings allowing all 4 runs. The bullpen, Broxton, Walden, and Bowman, locked down the rest of the game. As for Shelby Miller, he was great, going all 9 allowing no runs, and 8 hits. In other news, Jake Lamb had to be helped off the field after sliding in to home plate.

Scores and transactions around the league

Padres 2
Giants 3

Phillies 2
Nationals 4

White Sox 8
Blue Jays 5

Athletics 5
Tigers 7

Braves 4
Red Sox 2

Orioles 5
Rays 7

Reds 1
Mets 0

Yankees 7
Rangers 2

Brewers 2
Cubs 7

Indians 2
Twins 0

Pirates 5
Rockies 2

Royals 1
Angels 3

Astros 5
Mariners 0

Marlins 1
Dodgers 3

Cardinals 0
Diamondbacks 4

Cardinals minor league scores

Naturals 1
Cardinals 0

Transactions

Braves-
Placed SP Julio Teheran on the 15-Day DL (Shoulder Tear)
Purchased the contract of Manny Banulos from Triple-A Gwinnett
Recalled SP Manny Banulos from Triple-A Gwinnett

Diamondbacks-
Placed 3B Jake Lamb on the 15-Day DL (MCL Sprain)
Purchased the contract of LF Peter O'Brein from Triple-A Reno
Recalled LF Peter O'Brein from Triple-A Reno

[iMunenoriKawasaki]

Cards snap a 3 game losing streak, win 3-0

After three tough loses, the Cardinals finally take a game. St Louis was quick to the scoreboard, scoring 2 in the second inning thanks to a Kolten Wong double, which scored Matt Adams and Matt Holliday. The St Louis bats were quiet then until the seventh, where Aledmys Diaz hit an RBI single. As for the pitching, the cards finally got a win out of Jaime Garcia, making him 1-4 on the season. They also got to use Trevor Rosenthal in a save situation, another rare feat this season, he got his 4th. Seung-Hwan Oh also pitched out of the St Louis pen. The Cardinals will face the Washington Nationals at home for a 3 game weekend series starting tomorrow.

Scores and Transactions around the league

Athletics 4
Tigers 7

Brewers 1
Cubs 4

Pirates 12
Rockies 5

Phillies 1
Nationals 7

White Sox 14
Orioles 0

Braves 1
Red Sox 6

Marlins 9
Dodgers 6

Cardinals 3
Diamondbacks 0

Cardinals minor league scores

Redbirds 7
Zephyrs 6

Naturals 2
Cardinals 8

Transactions

None.

[iMunenoriKawasaki]

Nationals @ Cardinals 4/29-5/1

4/29 RHP Carlos Martinez vs LHP Gio Gonzalez
4/30 RHP Michael Wacha vs RHP Joe Ross
5/1 RHP Mike Leake vs RHP Yusmerio Petit

[iMunenoriKawasaki]

Cards lose a close one, 2-0 Final.

Nothing much to say about this one, besides the fact that Wilson Ramos went deep, and Daniel Murphy had an RBI Single. Both pitchers went 6 innings, and neither allowed a run. Jonathan Broxton got the loss from the Murphy single. Seung-Hwan Oh gave up the homer to Wilson Ramos. Jonathan Paplebon got the save, his 9th.

Scores and Transactions from around the league

Braves 1
Cubs 9

White Sox 2
Orioles 3

Indians 5
Phillies 4

Reds 4
Pirates 2

Yankees 7
Red Sox 3

Blue Jays 10
Rays 5

Giants 8
Mets 1

Angels 0
Rangers 1

Tigers 1
Twins 7

Marlins 7
Brewers 6

Rockies 11
Diamondbacks 3

Astros 3
Athletics 8

Royals 1
Mariners 3

Padres 1
Dodgers 2

Nationals 2
Cardinals 0

Cardinals Minor League Scores

Redbirds 7
Zephyrs 2

Travelers 4
Cardinals 3

Transactions

Mariners-
Placed SP Hisashi Iwakuma on the 15-Day DL (Fractured Forearm)
Purchased the contract of SP James Paxton from Triple-A Tacoma
Recalled SP James Paxton from Triple-A Tacoma

[iMunenoriKawasaki]

Cards set up rubber match, win 3-1.

The Cardinals were in business early in this one, scoring all three of their runs in the 1st inning off of Joe Ross. Wong, Adams, and Flores each had RBIs to their name in this one. Wong on a triple, Floers on a single, and Adams on a sac fly. As for the pitching, Michael Wacha was very good. He pitched 7 solid innings, allowing only 5 hits, and no earned runs. The Nationals run came on a home run by Bryce Harper off of Matt Bowman. As for Joe Ross, after the first, he was really good, going 7 strong innings. Trevor Rosenthal came out of the Cards pen for his 5th save of the season.

Scores and Transactions from around the league.

Tigers 7
Twins 5

Braves 3
Cubs 9

Astros 6
Athletics 3

Giants 12
Mets 1

Blue Jays 9
Rays 2

White Sox 4
Orioles 3

Indians 4
Phillies 3

Reds 5
Pirates 2

Yankees 3
Red Sox 8

Marlins 2
Brewers 3

Rockies 4
Diamondbacks 7

Angles 8
Rangers 9

Royals 3
Mariners 2

Padres 6
Dodgers 10

Nationals 1
Cardinals 3

Cardinals Minor League Scores

Redbirds 7
Zephyrs 4

Travelers 6
Cardinals 7

Transactions

Reds-
Placed LF Scott Schebler on the 15-Day DL (ACL Sprain)
Purchased the contract of 2B Jose Peraza from Triple-A Louisville
Recalled 2B Jose Peraza from Triple-A Louisville

Padres-
Aquired CF Jake Marisnick from the Astros for 1B Wil Myers.

Astros-
Aquired 1B Wil Myers from the Padres for CF Jake Marisnick.