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April 21 - at Milwaukee
Cardinals 4, Brewers 1 - 10-5, 1st, tied with Pittsburgh
W - Milone 2-0, 3.43. L - Thornburg 0-1, 3.38.
Key moments: The Cardinals struck first in the top of the second inning, David Freese leading off with a double off Brewers starter Tyler Thornburg, moving to third on a wild pitch and scoring on a Matt Adams sacrifice fly. They made it 3-0 in the fourth, Oscar Taveras leading off with a double and scoring when Freese followed with a single. A pair of Thornburg wild pitches movedd Taveras to third and he scored on a Daniel Descalso ground out. The Brewers got their lone run in the bottom of the fourth, Nick Markakis leading off with a single off Cardinals starter Tom Milone, moving to second when right fielder Oscar Taveras made an error on the play. A ground out moved him to third and Ryan Braun scored him with a sacrifice fly. St. Louis got its final run in the seventh, Erik Komatsu reaching on a one-out triple and scoring on a Kolten Wong single.
Game notes: Milone went the distance for the Cardinals, allowing the one run on three hits. He struck out five and walked one. Freese was 2 for 4 with two runs scored and an RBI. Thornburg went 6.1 innings, giving up four runs on eight hits. He struck out five and walked two.

St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers
April 21, 2015

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     Cardinals (STL) 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0    4  9  1
       Brewers (MIL) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0    1  3  1

ST. LOUIS                    ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Erik Komatsu (CF)             5  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .158
Kolten Wong (2B)              5  3  0  0  0  1  0  0    .276
Matt Holliday (LF)            4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .200
 Drew Stubbs (P)              0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .158
Oscar Taveras (RF)            3  1  1  1  0  0  1  0    .424
David Freese (3B)             4  2  0  2  0  1  0  0    .289
Matt Adams (1B)               3  1  0  0  0  1  1  0    .286
Yadier Molina (C)             3  1  1  0  0  1  0  0    .365
Daniel Descalso (SS)          4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .296
Tom Milone (P)                4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .100
TOTALS                       35  9  2  4  0  4  5  0

   2B:  Oscar Taveras (6), Kolten Wong (2), David Freese (4)
   3B:  Erik Komatsu (2)
   GDP:  Daniel Descalso

   DP:  Kolten Wong, David Freese, Matt Adams
   E:  Oscar Taveras

               ST. LOUIS   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
              Tom Milone  9.0  3  1  0  1  1  5 100   3.43
                  TOTALS  9.0  3  1  0  1  1  5 100

MILWAUKEE                    ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Jeff Bianchi (2B)             3  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .221
Nick Markakis (RF)            4  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .351
Norichika Aoki (CF)           4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .222
Ryan Braun (LF)               2  0  0  0  0  1  1  0    .291
Nick Ramirez (1B)             3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .267
Taylor Green (3B)             3  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .260
Jonathan Lucroy (C)           3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .355
Angel Sanchez (SS)            3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .239
Tyler Thornburg (P)           2  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .200
 David Goforth (P)            0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 Tony Sipp (P)                0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 Jonathan Herrera (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS                       28  3  1  1  0  1  5  0

   GDP:  Jonathan Lucroy

   DP:  Nick Ramirez, Jeff Bianchi, Angel Sanchez
   E:  Tyler Thornburg

               MILWAUKEE   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
         Tyler Thornburg  6.1  8  2  0  4  4  5 106   3.38
           David Goforth  1.2  1  0  0  0  0  0  23   4.05
               Tony Sipp  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0   6   4.50
                  TOTALS  9.0  9  2  0  4  4  5 135

     WP: Tom Milone (2-0)
     LP: Tyler Thornburg (1-1)

     Temperature: 53F
     Wind: None (Roof Closed)
     Attendance: 21,312
     Time: 2:42

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April 22 - at Milwaukee
Brewers 5, Cardinals 4 - 10-6, 1st, tied with Pittsburgh
W - Goforth 1-1, 3.12. L - Rzepczynski 0-1, 4.76. Sv - Rodriguez 4, 1.50. HR - Jackson 2, Braun 4.
Key moments: Down 3-1, the Cardinals tied it with three runs in the top of the seventh off Brewers starter Nicholas Bucci, Ryan Jackson got things moving with a lead-off homer. Matt Carpenter followed with a single and Drew Stubbs then reached on an error by first baseman Mat Gamel. Kolten Wong drove in the next run with a single. Wong then tied it when he scored when Oscar Taveras hit into a double play. But the tie didn't last long, as Ryan Braun cranked a lead-off homer off Marc Rzepczynski in the bottom of the seventh to give Milwaukee the lead for good.
Game notes: Braun was 3 for 4 with a homer, three runs scored and two RBIs. Taylor Green was 2 for 4 with two runs scored. Bucci went six innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on six hits. He struck out five and walked four. David Goforth kept the Cardinals scoreless in the seventh and eighth inning and Francisco Rodriguez sent them down in order in the ninth for his fourth save. Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright, lasted just 4.2 innings, giving up four runs on 10 hits. He struck out none and walked one.

St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers
April 22, 2015

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     Cardinals (STL) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0    4  7  0
       Brewers (MIL) 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 x    5 13  2

ST. LOUIS                    ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Drew Stubbs (CF)              5  0  0  1  0  0  2  0    .145
Kolten Wong (2B)              4  1  1  1  0  1  2  0    .274
Allen Craig (LF)              4  1  1  0  0  0  0  0    .220
Oscar Taveras (RF)            5  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .391
David Freese (3B)             1  0  2  0  0  0  0  0    .283
Matt Adams (1B)               2  2  1  0  0  1  0  0    .314
 Marc Rzepczynski (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 Eduardo Sanchez (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
Yadier Molina (C)             4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .339
Ryan Jackson (SS)             4  2  0  1  1  1  0  0    .306
Adam Wainwright (P)           2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .300
 Matt Lindstrom (P)           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 Matt Carpenter (P)           2  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .313
TOTALS                       34  7  5  4  1  3  7  0

   2B:  Ryan Jackson (2), Allen Craig (4)
   HR:  Ryan Jackson (2)
   HBP:  David Freese
   GDP:  Oscar Taveras

               ST. LOUIS   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
         Adam Wainwright  4.2 10  1  0  4  4  0  82   2.48
          Matt Lindstrom  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0  15   6.75
        Marc Rzepczynski  1.1  2  0  1  1  1  3  24   4.26
         Eduardo Sanchez  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  1   9   6.43
                  TOTALS  8.0 13  1  1  5  5  4 130

MILWAUKEE                    ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Jeff Bianchi (2B)             5  2  0  0  0  0  0  1    .233
Nick Markakis (RF)            4  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .344
Norichika Aoki (CF)           4  2  0  1  0  0  1  1    .239
Ryan Braun (LF)               4  3  0  3  1  2  0  0    .322
George Kottaras (C)           3  1  1  0  0  1  1  0    .167
 Jonathan Lucroy (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .355
Taylor Green (3B)             4  2  0  0  0  2  0  0    .278
 Jonathan Herrera (P)         0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
Mat Gamel (1B)                4  2  0  0  0  0  1  0    .417
Angel Sanchez (SS)            4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .220
Nicholas Bucci (P)            3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 David Goforth (P)            0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 Logan Schafer (P)            1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .417
 Francisco Rodriguez (P)      0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS                       36 13  1  5  1  5  4  2

   2B:  Mat Gamel (2), Jeff Bianchi (2), Ryan Braun (3)
   HR:  Ryan Braun (4)
   CS:  Jeff Bianchi

   DP:  Mat Gamel, Jeff Bianchi, Angel Sanchez
   E:  Mat Gamel 2

               MILWAUKEE   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
          Nicholas Bucci  6.0  6  4  1  4  3  5 100   2.97
           David Goforth  2.0  1  1  0  0  0  0  18   3.12
     Francisco Rodriguez  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  2  17   1.50
                  TOTALS  9.0  7  5  1  4  3  7 135

     WP: David Goforth (1-1)
     LP: Marc Rzepczynski (0-1)
     SV: Francisco Rodriguez (4)

     Temperature: 45F
     Wind: None (Roof Closed)
     Attendance: 20,488
     Time: 2:33

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April 24 - vs. Colorado
Cardinals 4, Rockies 1 - 11-6, 1st, .5 GA of Cincinnati and Milwaukee
W - Miller 3-0, 0.84. L - Nicasio 1-1, 4.50. Sv - Putz 5, 3.38.
Key moments: Down 1-0, the Cardinals took control by scoring three runs off Rockies starter Juan Nicasio in the bottom of the first. Oscar Taveras got it rolling with a leadoff single. Kolten Wong followed with another single, Taveras moving to third on a error by center fielder Tim Wheeler. Taveras then scored on a Nicasio balk. A Matt Adams single made it 2-1 and a Matt Carpenter RBI double pushed it to 3-1. St. Louis got the game's only other run in the sixth, Ryan Jackson reaching on a two-out single. He moved to third on a single by starting pitcher Shelby Miller and scored on an Oscar Taveras double.
Game notes: Miller went eight innings on the mound, allowing one run on six hits. He struck out 10 and walked two. J.J. Putz handled the ninth for his fifth save. Nicasio pitched seven innings, giving up four runs on 12 hits. He struck out one and walked one.

Colorado Rockies at St. Louis Cardinals
April 24, 2015

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Rockies (COL) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    1  6  2
     Cardinals (STL) 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 x    4 12  0

COLORADO                     ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Eric Young (LF)               3  0  1  1  0  0  0  2    .179
Tim Wheeler (CF)              4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .333
Wilin Rosario (C)             4  0  0  0  0  0  3  0    .254
Kyle Parker (RF)              4  2  0  0  0  1  0  0    .353
David Ortiz (1B)              3  1  1  0  0  0  1  0    .296
Troy Tulowitzki (SS)          4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .258
Brandon Wood (3B)             2  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .354
 Tyler Colvin (P)             1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .333
 Chris Nelson (P)             1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .091
DJ LeMahieu (2B)              4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .250
Juan Nicasio (P)              3  3  0  0  0  0  0  0    .800
 Edgmer Escalona (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .500
TOTALS                       33  6  2  1  0  1 12  2

   3B:  Kyle Parker (1)

   DP:  David Ortiz, DJ LeMahieu 2, Troy Tulowitzki 2, Juan Nicasio
   E:  DJ LeMahieu, Tim Wheeler

                COLORADO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
            Juan Nicasio  7.0 12  1  0  4  4  1 101   4.50
         Edgmer Escalona  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  10   1.54
                  TOTALS  8.0 12  1  0  4  4  1 111

ST. LOUIS                    ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Oscar Taveras (CF)            4  2  0  1  0  1  0  0    .397
Kolten Wong (2B)              3  2  1  1  0  0  0  0    .292
Allen Craig (RF)              4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .222
Matt Adams (1B)               4  2  0  1  0  1  0  0    .327
Matt Holliday (LF)            4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .208
 Erik Komatsu (P)             0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .158
Matt Carpenter (3B)           4  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .300
Yadier Molina (C)             4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .317
Ryan Jackson (SS)             4  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .302
Shelby Miller (P)             2  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    .333
 Daniel Descalso (P)          1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .286
 J.J. Putz (P)                0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS                       34 12  1  4  0  3  1  0

   2B:  Oscar Taveras (7), Matt Carpenter (1)
   GDP:  Matt Holliday, Oscar Taveras

               ST. LOUIS   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
           Shelby Miller  8.0  6  2  0  1  1 10 112   0.84
               J.J. Putz  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  2  11   3.38
                  TOTALS  9.0  6  2  0  1  1 12 123

     WP: Shelby Miller (3-0)
     LP: Juan Nicasio (1-1)
     SV: J.J. Putz (5)

     Temperature: 48F
     Wind: 2 MPH (in from center)
     Attendance: 41,098
     Time: 2:38

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April 25 - vs. Colorado
Cardinals 9, Rockies 6 - 12-6, 1st, .5 GA Cincinnati and Milwaukee
W - Garcia 3-1, 5.14. L - Chacin 1-2, 4.05. Sv - Putz 6, 3.18. GR Craig 3, Matthes 3.
Key moments: The Cardinals jumped on top 2-0 in the top of the third inning, Kolten Wong and Allen Craig with RBI singles off Rockies starter Jhoulys Chacin. They made it 3-0 in the fifth, Craig with his second RBI single of the game. They then appeared to break it open with a four-run seventh -- Craig with a two-run homer and Yadier Molina with a two-run single -- to go up 7-0. But the Rockies rallied scoring four runs in the top of the eighth, Willin Rosario with an RBI single off Cardinals starter Jaime Garcia. Kent Matthes then connected for an RBI single off Cardinals reliever Eduardo Sanchez. Tim Wheeler then drove in a run with a single off Cardinals lefty Brian Fuentes. Tyler Colvin then drew a bases-loaded walk from reliever Joe Kelly, making it 7-4. The Cardinals then scored twice in the bottom of the eighth, Kolten Wong with an RBI double off Rockies reliever Zach Putnam. Allen Craig then scored Wong with a single. But the Rockies wouldn't go away, Matthes connected for a two-out, two-run homer off Cardinals reliever Matt Lidstrom in the top of the ninth, making it 9-7. Left-hander Marc Rzcepczynski then came on and gave up back-to-back singles forcing closer J.J. Putz to come into the game. He was able to strike out Brandon Wood to end it for his sixth save.
Game notes: Craig was 4 for 5 with a homer and five RBIs. Wong was 2 for 5 with three runs scored and two RBIs. Molina was 2 for 4 with two RBIs. Garcia went seven innings, allowing four runs on seven hits. He struck out 11 and walked one. Sanchez failed to retire a batter in the eighth. Fuentes got the first out of the eighth inning. Joe Kelly finished out the eighth, Lindstrom got the first two outs of the ninth, but gave up two runs. Rzcepczynski failed to retire either of the two batters he faced. But Putz struck out the only batter he needed to see for the save. Matthes was 2 for 5 with a homer and three RBIs. Josh Rutledge was 2 for 4 with two runs scored. Chacin pitched 6.2 innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on eight hits. He struck out three and walked three.

Colorado Rockies at St. Louis Cardinals
April 25, 2015

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Rockies (COL) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2    6 13  1
     Cardinals (STL) 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 2 x    9 13  1

COLORADO                     ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Eric Young (LF)               4  1  0  1  0  0  2  0    .188
Josh Rutledge (SS)            4  2  0  2  0  0  0  0    .391
Wilin Rosario (C)             5  1  0  1  0  1  2  0    .250
Kent Matthes (RF)             5  2  0  1  1  3  1  0    .313
David Ortiz (1B)              4  1  1  0  0  0  3  0    .293
Tim Wheeler (CF)              5  2  0  0  0  1  2  0    .338
Brandon Wood (3B)             5  2  0  0  0  0  3  0    .358
DJ LeMahieu (2B)              3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .238
 Tyler Colvin (P)             0  0  1  0  0  1  0  0    .333
 Troy Tulowitzki (SS)         0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .258
Jhoulys Chacin (P)            2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .125
 Edgmer Escalona (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .500
 Kyle Parker (P)              2  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .368
 Zach Putnam (P)              0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS                       39 13  2  6  1  6 14  0

   HR:  Kent Matthes (3)
   HBP:  Josh Rutledge

   DP:  David Ortiz 2, DJ LeMahieu 2, Brandon Wood, Josh Rutledge
   E:  Josh Rutledge

                COLORADO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
          Jhoulys Chacin  6.2  8  3  0  4  3  3 112   4.05
         Edgmer Escalona  0.1  3  1  1  3  3  1  20   3.75
             Zach Putnam  1.0  2  1  0  2  2  0  19   3.86
                  TOTALS  8.0 13  5  1  9  8  4 151

ST. LOUIS                    ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Drew Stubbs (CF)              4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .136
Kolten Wong (2B)              5  2  0  3  0  2  0  0    .300
Oscar Taveras (RF)            4  2  1  1  0  0  0  0    .403
Allen Craig (LF)              5  4  0  1  1  5  0  1    .271
Matt Adams (1B)               4  1  1  1  0  0  2  0    .322
David Freese (3B)             2  1  2  1  0  0  0  0    .292
Yadier Molina (C)             4  2  0  0  0  2  0  0    .328
Ryan Jackson (SS)             4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .281
Jaime Garcia (P)              3  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .200
 Eduardo Sanchez (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 Brian Fuentes (P)            0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 Joe Kelly (P)                0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 Erik Komatsu (P)             0  0  1  1  0  0  0  1    .158
 Matt Lindstrom (P)           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 Marc Rzepczynski (P)         0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 J.J. Putz (P)                0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS                       35 13  5  9  1  9  4  2

   2B:  Oscar Taveras (8), Kolten Wong (3)
   HR:  Allen Craig (3)
   GDP:  Ryan Jackson 2
   E:  Drew Stubbs

               ST. LOUIS   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
            Jaime Garcia  7.0  7  1  0  4  4 11 110   5.14
         Eduardo Sanchez  0.0  1  0  0  0  0  0   4   6.43
           Brian Fuentes  0.1  1  0  0  0  0  1   9   0.00
               Joe Kelly  0.2  0  1  0  0  0  1  13   1.93
          Matt Lindstrom  0.2  2  0  1  2  2  0   7   9.64
        Marc Rzepczynski  0.0  2  0  0  0  0  0   3   4.26
               J.J. Putz  0.1  0  0  0  0  0  1   5   3.18
                  TOTALS  9.0 13  2  1  6  6 14 151

     WP: Jaime Garcia (3-1)
     LP: Jhoulys Chacin (1-2)
     SV: J.J. Putz (6)

     Temperature: 51F
     Wind: 6 MPH (in from right)
     Attendance: 42,010
     Time: 3:07

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April 26 - vs. Colorado
Rockies 3, Cardinals 1 - 12-7, 1st, tied with Cincinnati and Milwaukee
W - Cabrera 1-1, 3.62. L - Hammel 1-2, 2.30. Sv - Reynolds 2, 4.05. HR - Wheeler 2.
Key moments: The Rockies grabbed the lead in the top of the third, when D.J. LeMahieu led off with a double off Cardinals starter Jason Hammel. Pitcher Edwar Cabrera moved him to third with a double and he scored when Eric Young reached on an error by third baseman David Freese. Colorado made it 2-0 in the fifth, Young connecting for a two-out double and scoring when Tim Wheeler followed with a single. St. Louis got its only run in the bottom of the sixth, Freese with an RBI single off Chacin. But Wheeler hit a solo homer off Sam Freeman in the eighth, putting the Rockies back up by a pair.
Game notes: Cabrera went eight innings, allowing one run on five hits. He struck out five and walked three. Matt Reynolds got his second save with a 1-2-3 ninth. Hammel pitched seven innings for the Cardinals, allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits. He struck out five and walked one.

Colorado Rockies at St. Louis Cardinals
April 26, 2015

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Rockies (COL) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0    3  6  1
     Cardinals (STL) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0    1  5  1

COLORADO                     ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Eric Young (LF)               4  1  0  1  0  0  0  1    .194
Tim Wheeler (CF)              4  2  0  1  1  2  0  0    .346
Troy Tulowitzki (SS)          4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .242
Kent Matthes (RF)             4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .310
David Ortiz (1B)              3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .279
Jordan Pacheco (C)            4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .364
Brandon Wood (3B)             4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .333
DJ LeMahieu (2B)              4  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .239
Edwar Cabrera (P)             2  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .000
 Matt Reynolds (P)            0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS                       33  6  1  3  1  2  6  1

   2B:  DJ LeMahieu (5), Eric Young (4)
   HR:  Tim Wheeler (2)

   DP:  David Ortiz, DJ LeMahieu, Brandon Wood
   E:  Troy Tulowitzki

                COLORADO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
           Edwar Cabrera  8.0  5  3  0  1  1  5 102   3.62
           Matt Reynolds  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  1  10   4.05
                  TOTALS  9.0  5  3  0  1  1  6 112

ST. LOUIS                    ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Drew Stubbs (CF)              3  1  1  1  0  0  0  1    .145
Kolten Wong (2B)              3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .301
Allen Craig (1B)              3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .258
Oscar Taveras (RF)            3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .387
David Freese (3B)             4  1  0  0  0  1  1  0    .288
Matt Holliday (LF)            4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .214
Yadier Molina (C)             4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .309
Ryan Jackson (SS)             4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .279
Jason Hammel (P)              2  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .000
 Tony Cruz (P)                1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .444
 Samuel Freeman (P)           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 Eduardo Sanchez (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS                       31  5  3  1  0  1  6  1

   GDP:  Oscar Taveras
   E:  David Freese

               ST. LOUIS   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
            Jason Hammel  7.0  5  1  0  2  1  5 103   2.30
          Samuel Freeman  0.0  1  0  1  1  1  0   1  27.00
         Eduardo Sanchez  2.0  0  0  0  0  0  1  23   5.00
                  TOTALS  9.0  6  1  1  3  2  6 127

     WP: Edwar Cabrera (1-1)
     LP: Jason Hammel (1-2)
     SV: Matt Reynolds (2)

     Temperature: 60F
     Wind: 5 MPH (in from center)
     Attendance: 42,509
     Time: 2:33

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April 27 - vs. Pittsburgh
Pirates 4, Cardinals 2 - 12-8, 3rd (tied) 1 GB Cincinnati and Milwaukee
W - Morton 4-0, 2.96. L - Milone 2-1, 3.86. Sv - Hanrahan 4, 1.69. HR - Alvarez (2) 5.
Key moments: Pedro Alvarez hit the first of his two home runs in the top of the first, a two-run shot off Cardinals starter Tom Milone, to stake Pittsburgh to a 2-0 lead. An Alex Presley sacrifice fly in the third inning scored Chase d'Arnaud, who had led off with a single, stole second and went to third on a ground out, to make it 3-0. St. Louis posted single runs in the fourth (David Freese singled and scored when Matt Adams hit into a double play) and fifth (Kolten Yong with an RBI single that scored Yadier Molina) off Pirates starter Charlie Morton, making it 3-2. Pittsburgh got the game's final run in the sixth, Alvarez with his second homer of the game off Milone, this one a solo shot.
Game notes: Morton went eight innings, allowing two runs on five hits. He struck out four and walked three. Joel Hanrahan pitched around a couple of hits in the ninth, getting Allen Craig to ground out with runners at first and third, to earn his fourth save. Alvarez was 2 for 3 with two homers and three RBIs. Milone went seven innings, giving up four runs on seven hits. He struck out three and walked one.
Injury note: Right fielder Oscar Taveras is out eight days with a twisted ankle. Thomas Phan will come up from Triple-A Memphis, but Allen Craig will get most of the starts.

Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals
April 27, 2015

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Pirates (PIT) 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0    4  8  0
     Cardinals (STL) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0    2  7  0

PITTSBURGH                   ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Chase d'Arnaud (SS)           5  2  0  1  0  0  1  1    .282
Andrew McCutchen (CF)         4  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .333
Alex Presley (LF)             2  0  0  0  0  1  0  0    .255
 Brandon Boggs (P)            1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .133
Pedro Alvarez (3B)            3  2  1  2  2  3  0  0    .296
Neil Walker (2B)              4  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    .233
Nick Evans (1B)               4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .179
Robbie Grossman (RF)          4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .325
Tony Sanchez (C)              3  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .333
Charlie Morton (P)            4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .273
 Joel Hanrahan (P)            0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS                       34  8  2  4  2  4  4  1

   HR:  Pedro Alvarez 2 (5)

   DP:  Nick Evans, Neil Walker, Chase d'Arnaud

              PITTSBURGH   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
          Charlie Morton  8.0  5  3  0  2  2  4 115   2.96
           Joel Hanrahan  1.0  2  0  0  0  0  1  19   1.69
                  TOTALS  9.0  7  3  0  2  2  5 134

ST. LOUIS                    ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Drew Stubbs (CF)              3  1  1  0  0  0  1  0    .153
Kolten Wong (2B)              4  1  0  0  0  1  1  0    .299
Oscar Taveras (RF)            3  0  1  1  0  0  1  0    .372
David Freese (3B)             4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .286
Matt Adams (1B)               3  1  1  0  0  0  1  0    .323
Matt Holliday (LF)            3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .194
 Matt Carpenter (P)           1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .333
Yadier Molina (C)             4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .306
Ryan Jackson (SS)             3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .266
 Erik Komatsu (P)             1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .200
Tom Milone (P)                2  0  0  1  0  0  0  0    .083
 Daniel Descalso (P)          1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .276
 Samuel Freeman (P)           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 Eduardo Sanchez (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 Allen Craig (P)              1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .254
TOTALS                       33  7  3  2  0  1  5  0

   2B:  Drew Stubbs (2)
   GDP:  Matt Adams

               ST. LOUIS   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
              Tom Milone  7.0  7  1  2  4  4  3  93   3.86
          Samuel Freeman  0.0  1  1  0  0  0  0   7  27.00
         Eduardo Sanchez  2.0  0  0  0  0  0  1  18   4.09
                  TOTALS  9.0  8  2  2  4  4  4 118

     WP: Charlie Morton (4-0)
     LP: Tom Milone (2-1)
     SV: Joel Hanrahan (4)

     Temperature: 44F
     Wind: 5 MPH (out to right)
     Attendance: 41,957
     Time: 2:45

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April 28 - vs. Pittsburgh
Pirates 6, Cardinals 3 - 12-9, 3rd (tied/w.Pittsburgh), 1 GB Cincinnati and Milwaukee
W - Lincoln 2-1, 3.55. L - Wainwright 2-2, 3.09. Sv - Hanrahan 5, 1.54. HR - McCutcheon 7, Freese 3.
Key moments: The Pirates broke on top with a four-run top of the third inning against Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright. Tony Sanchez got it open with a one-out double and scored when pitcher Brad Lincoln followed with a single. Andrew McCutcheon later connected on a two-run homer. Pittsburgh got its final run when Alex Presley singled and came around to score when first baseman Matt Adams made an error on a single by Pedro Alvarez. St. Louis tried to climb back into it, David Freese with a two-run homer off Pirates starter Brad Lincoln in the bottom of the third, making it 4-2. Yadier Molina led off the fourth with a single and came around to score on a Drew Stubbs ground out, pulling St. Louis to within 4-3. But the Pirates added single tallies in the sixth, Lincoln with an RBI sacrifice fly, and eighth, Lincoln with another RBI, this one on a single off Ferando Salas that scored Robbie Grossman, to put them back up by three.
Game notes: Lincoln pitched eight innings, giving up three runs on 10 hits. He struck out two and walked none. At the plate, he was 2 for 3 with three RBIs. McCutcheon was 1 for 5 with a homer and two RBIs. Joel Hanrahan pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his fifth save. Wainwright lasted six innings for the Cardinals, giving up five runs (four earned) on seven hits. He struck out six and walked two. Freese was 1 for 4 with a homer and two RBIs.
Injury note: Second baseman Kolten Wong is out three days with a strained abdomen. There will be no roster move.

Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals
April 28, 2015

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Pirates (PIT) 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 0    6 12  1
     Cardinals (STL) 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0    3 10  1

PITTSBURGH                   ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Chase d'Arnaud (SS)           5  1  0  1  0  0  1  1    .277
Andrew McCutchen (CF)         5  1  0  1  1  2  0  1    .325
Alex Presley (LF)             4  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .254
 Brandon Boggs (P)            1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .125
Pedro Alvarez (3B)            5  3  0  0  0  0  2  0    .316
Neil Walker (2B)              4  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .221
Nick Evans (1B)               5  1  0  1  0  0  2  0    .181
Robbie Grossman (RF)          3  1  1  1  0  0  2  0    .325
Tony Sanchez (C)              3  2  1  1  0  0  1  0    .349
Brad Lincoln (P)              3  2  0  0  0  3  1  0    .222
 Joel Hanrahan (P)            0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS                       38 12  3  6  1  5 10  2

   2B:  Tony Sanchez (4)
   HR:  Andrew McCutchen (7)

   DP:  Tony Sanchez, Brandon Boggs
   E:  Nick Evans

              PITTSBURGH   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
            Brad Lincoln  8.0 10  0  1  3  3  2 111   3.55
           Joel Hanrahan  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  2  10   1.54
                  TOTALS  9.0 10  0  1  3  3  4 121

ST. LOUIS                    ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Drew Stubbs (CF)              5  1  0  0  0  1  0  1    .156
Kolten Wong (2B)              4  2  0  1  0  0  0  0    .309
Allen Craig (RF)              4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .254
Matt Adams (1B)               4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .303
 Joe Kelly (P)                0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
David Freese (3B)             4  1  0  1  1  2  1  0    .283
Matt Holliday (LF)            4  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    .229
Yadier Molina (C)             4  2  0  1  0  0  0  0    .316
Daniel Descalso (SS)          4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .273
Adam Wainwright (P)           1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .273
 Erik Komatsu (P)             1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .190
 Matt Lindstrom (P)           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 Samuel Freeman (P)           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 Fernando Salas (P)           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 Matt Carpenter (P)           1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .318
TOTALS                       36 10  0  3  1  3  4  1

   HR:  David Freese (3)
   E:  Matt Adams

               ST. LOUIS   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
         Adam Wainwright  6.0  7  2  1  5  4  6 100   3.09
          Matt Lindstrom  0.1  0  0  0  0  0  0   1   9.00
          Samuel Freeman  0.1  1  0  0  0  0  0   8  18.00
          Fernando Salas  1.0  3  0  0  1  1  2  23  11.57
               Joe Kelly  1.1  1  1  0  0  0  2  17   1.50
                  TOTALS  9.0 12  3  1  6  5 10 149

     WP: Brad Lincoln (2-1)
     LP: Adam Wainwright (2-2)
     SV: Joel Hanrahan (5)

     Temperature: 54F
     Wind: Calm
     Attendance: 41,372
     Time: 2:36

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April 29 - vs. Pittsburgh
Cardinals 9, Pirates 6 - 13-9, 2nd (tied/w. Milwaukee), 1 GB Cincinnati
W - Miller 4-0, 1.21. L - Sanchez 1-2, 9.13. Sv - Putz 7, 2.70. HR - Adams 2
Key moments: It was a bad day for the starting pitchers as Pirates starter Jonathan Sanchez lasted just 4.1 innings and the Cardinals' Shelby Miller was gone after five. Pittsburgh jumped on Miller for five runs in the top of the second inning. Sanchez drove in the first run with a ground out. Chase d'Arnaud then drove in a run when he reached on an error by second baseman Daniel Descalso. A Miller wild pitcher made it 3-0. A two-run single from Alex Presley then pushed it to 5-0. The Pirates expanded their edge to 6-0 in the top of the fourth, Presley with an RBI double to score d'Arnaud. St. Louis finally got on the board in the bottom of the fourth, Matt Adams with a solo shot. The Cardinals then exploded for seven runs in the fifth. The first three runs scored when Sanchez issued bases loaded walks to pinch-hitter Thomas Pham, Drew Stubbs and Daniel Descalso. David Freese then chased in two runs with a single. Matt Holliday finished it off with a two-run, two-out triple. St. Louis later added an insurance run in the eighth, Matt Carpenter with a pinch-hit double off reliever Rafael Betancourt.
Game notes: Freese was 2 for 3 with two RBIs. Holliday was 2 for 3 with a run scored and two RBIs. Tony Cruz was 0 for 2 but drew two walks and scored twice. Miller lasted just five innings, giving up six runs (two earned) on four hits. He struck out three and walked four. Eduardo Sanchez pitched a scoreless sixth inning and Marc Rzepczynski did the same in the seventh. Matt Lidstrom handled the eighth and J.J. Putz set them down in order in the ninth for his seventh save.Sanchez pitched 4.1 innings for Pittsburgh, giving up eight runs on four hits. He struck out three and walked five. d'Arnaud was 0 for 4 with two runs scored.

Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals
April 29, 2015

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Pirates (PIT) 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0    6  5  0
     Cardinals (STL) 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 1 x    9  7  2

PITTSBURGH                   ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Chase d'Arnaud (SS)           4  0  1  2  0  0  1  1    .264
Andrew McCutchen (CF)         3  0  2  1  0  0  2  1    .313
Alex Presley (LF)             5  2  0  0  0  3  1  1    .266
Pedro Alvarez (3B)            4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .300
Neil Walker (2B)              2  0  2  0  0  0  1  0    .215
Nick Evans (1B)               4  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .184
Robbie Grossman (RF)          4  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .321
Tony Sanchez (C)              3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .348
Jonathan Sanchez (P)          2  0  0  1  0  1  0  0    .222
 Grant Balfour (P)            0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 Yamaico Navarro (P)          1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .385
 Bryan Morris (P)             0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 Alex Dickerson (P)           1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .111
 Rafael Betancourt (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS                       33  5  5  6  0  4  7  3

   2B:  Alex Presley (6)
   HBP:  Tony Sanchez
   GDP:  Nick Evans

   DP:  Neil Walker, Chase d'Arnaud, Jonathan Sanchez

              PITTSBURGH   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
        Jonathan Sanchez  4.1  4  5  1  8  8  3  84   9.13
           Grant Balfour  0.2  1  0  0  0  0  0   8   6.75
            Bryan Morris  2.0  1  0  0  0  0  1  33   0.00
       Rafael Betancourt  1.0  1  1  0  1  1  1  28   2.08
                  TOTALS  8.0  7  6  1  9  9  5 153

ST. LOUIS                    ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Drew Stubbs (CF)              4  0  1  1  0  1  2  0    .148
Daniel Descalso (2B)          3  0  1  1  0  1  1  0    .250
David Freese (3B)             3  2  0  0  0  2  0  0    .302
Matt Adams (1B)               4  1  0  1  1  1  0  0    .300
Allen Craig (RF)              4  0  0  1  0  0  1  0    .239
Matt Holliday (LF)            3  2  1  1  0  2  0  0    .263
Tony Cruz (C)                 2  0  2  2  0  0  0  0    .364
Ryan Jackson (SS)             3  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .269
Shelby Miller (P)             1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .308
 Thomas Pham (P)              0  0  1  1  0  1  0  0    .333
 Eduardo Sanchez (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 Erik Komatsu (P)             1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .182
 Marc Rzepczynski (P)         0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 Matt Lindstrom (P)           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 Matt Carpenter (P)           1  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .348
 J.J. Putz (P)                0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS                       29  7  6  9  1  9  5  0

   3B:  Matt Holliday (1), Matt Carpenter (1)
   HR:  Matt Adams (2)
   HBP:  David Freese
   GDP:  Tony Cruz

   DP:  Ryan Jackson, Daniel Descalso, Matt Adams
   E:  Daniel Descalso, Matt Adams

               ST. LOUIS   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
           Shelby Miller  5.0  4  4  0  6  2  3  91   1.21
         Eduardo Sanchez  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  3  22   3.75
        Marc Rzepczynski  1.0  0  1  0  0  0  0  14   3.68
          Matt Lindstrom  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  1  13   7.50
               J.J. Putz  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0   8   2.70
                  TOTALS  9.0  5  5  0  6  2  7 148

     WP: Shelby Miller (4-0)
     LP: Jonathan Sanchez (1-2)
     SV: J.J. Putz (7)

     Temperature: 64F
     Wind: 12 MPH (left to right)
     Attendance: 40,769
     Time: 3:00

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April/2015 record: 13-9, 2nd, 0.5 GB Cincinnati
Team batting average: .274. Team earned run average: 3.54.
Runs scored season: 117. Runs allowed season: 91.
Player of the Month: David Freese batted .302 with 3 HRs, 18 RBIs and 11 runs scored.
Pitcher of the month: Shelby Miller went 4-0 with a 1.21.
Closer: J.J. Putz converted 7 of 8 save opportunities and has a 0-0 record with a 2.70 ERA
Notes: We've played pretty well and led the division for much of the month. In addition to Freese's big month, Allen Craig, 3 HRs, 12 runs and 14 RBIs, had a big month. On the mound, can't really complain about any of the starters. Adam Wainwright was 2-2 with a 3.09 ERA. Jamie Garcia was 3-1 with a 5.14 ERA. Jason Hammel was 1-2 with a 2.30 ERA and Tom Milone was 2-1 with a 3.86. The biggest issue is the bullpen has been a mess. Salas has an ERA of 11.57. I think I may have to make a trade, neither Allen Craig or Matt Adams is getting the playing time they deserve, to land me a solid right-handed reliever to handle the eighth inning. For the month, we scored four runs or more in 14 of 22 games. We allowed four runs or more in 13 of 22 games.

2015 Cardinals Pitching
2015 Pitching            Team     IP   ERA    G  GS   W   L  SV    K   BB   R/9
Fuentes, Brian            STL    1.1  0.00    3   0   0   0   0    2    1 13.50
Miller, Shelby            STL   37.1  1.21    5   5   4   0   0   39   10  7.96
Kelly, Joe                STL    6.0  1.50    5   0   0   1   0    7    6 13.50
Hammel, Jason             STL   27.1  2.30    4   4   1   2   0   13    4  9.22
Putz, J.J.                STL    6.2  2.70    8   0   0   0   7    8    1  9.45
Wainwright, Adam          STL   35.0  3.09    5   5   2   2   0   30    5 10.29
Rzepczynski, Marc         STL    7.1  3.68    8   0   0   1   1   10    2 11.05
Sanchez, Eduardo          STL   12.0  3.75   13   0   1   0   0   12    3  9.00
Milone, Tom               STL   28.0  3.86    4   4   2   1   0   18    4  9.00
Garcia, Jaime             STL   28.0  5.14    4   4   3   1   0   28   11 11.89
Lindstrom, Matt           STL    6.0  7.50    8   0   0   0   0    3    0 13.50
Salas, Fernando           STL    4.2 11.57    6   0   0   1   0    7    0 19.29
Freeman, Samuel           STL    1.0 18.00    5   0   0   0   0    1    1 45.00
Gast, John                STL    0.1 81.00    2   0   0   0   0    0    1 81.00

2015 Batting             Team    G   AVG    AB    H  2B  3B  HR   BB    K   SB  CS    R  RBI   SLG   OBP
Taveras, Oscar            STL   19  .372    78   29   8   0   0    8   12    0   2   14    9  .474  .432
Cruz, Tony                STL    5  .364    11    4   1   0   0    4    0    0   0    5    1  .455  .533
Carpenter, Matt           STL   12  .348    23    8   1   1   0    1    6    1   0    3    4  .478  .375
Pham, Thomas              STL    6  .333     6    2   0   0   0    1    0    0   0    1    1  .333  .429
Molina, Yadier            STL   19  .316    76   24   2   0   1    3    9    0   0    8    7  .382  .338
Wong, Kolten              STL   19  .309    81   25   3   0   0   10    9    0   0   14    8  .346  .385
Miller, Shelby            STL    5  .308    13    4   1   0   0    0    2    0   0    2    0  .385  .308
Freese, David             STL   19  .302    63   19   4   0   3    7   10    0   0   11   18  .508  .384
Adams, Matt               STL   19  .300    70   21   1   0   2   10   12    0   0   11   10  .400  .390
Wainwright, Adam          STL    5  .273    11    3   1   0   0    1    2    0   0    0    2  .364  .333
Jackson, Ryan             STL   19  .269    67   18   2   0   2    5   15    0   1    9    8  .388  .315
Holliday, Matt            STL   10  .263    38   10   0   1   2    2    5    0   0    5    8  .474  .317
Descalso, Daniel          STL   14  .250    36    9   1   0   1    3    4    0   0    3    7  .361  .308
Craig, Allen              STL   20  .239    71   17   4   0   3    9   10    1   0   12   14  .423  .333
Garcia, Jaime             STL    4  .200    10    2   0   0   0    1    3    0   0    2    2  .200  .273
Komatsu, Erik             STL   14  .182    22    4   0   2   0    4    3    1   0    3    1  .364  .333
Stubbs, Drew              STL   19  .148    81   12   2   2   2    6   27    4   0   12   10  .296  .207
Milone, Tom               STL    5  .083    12    1   0   0   0    0    2    0   0    2    2  .083  .083
Hammel, Jason             STL    4  .000     9    0   0   0   0    0    5    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Lindstrom, Matt           STL    8  .000     1    0   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Rzepczynski, Marc         STL    8  .000     1    0   0   0   0    0    0    0   0    0    0  .000  .000

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May 1 - vs. Milwaukee
Cardinals 3, Brewers 2 - 14-9, 2nd, 0.5 GB Cincinnati
W - Rzpeczynski 1-2, 3.24. L - Hochevar 1-2, 3.32. Sv - Putz 8, 2.35. HR - Adams 3.
Key moments: Nick Ramirez reached on a one-out single in the second inning and scored on a Jaimie Garcia wild pitch in the second inning, staking Milwaukee to a 1-0 lead. Jonathan Lucroy led off the seventh with a single off Garcia and scored on a Jeff Bianchi single, to expand it to 2-0. But St. Louis responded wiht run in the bottom of the seventh, Matt Holliday with a one-out double of Brewers starter Luke Hockevar and scoring on a two-out single from pinch-hitter Matt Carpenter. The Cardinals then seized the lead in the eighth, Daniel Descalso reaching on a leadoff single off Hochevar and scoring when Matt Adams followed with one-out, two runs homer.
Game notes: Garcia went seven innings for St. Louis, allowing two runs on seven hits. He struck out six and walked one. Marc Rzcepczynski pitched a perfect eighth inning and J.J. Putz pitched around a walk in the ninth for his eighth save. Adams was 2 for 4 with a homer and two RBIs. Hochevar pitched 7.1 innings for the Brewers, allowing three runs on eight hits. He struck out two and walked three.

Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals
May 1, 2015

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Brewers (MIL) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0    2  7  0
     Cardinals (STL) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 x    3  9  0

MILWAUKEE                    ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Jeff Bianchi (2B)             4  3  0  0  0  1  0  0    .267
Nick Markakis (RF)            4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .287
Norichika Aoki (CF)           4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .257
Ryan Braun (LF)               4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .314
 Logan Schafer (P)            0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .385
Nick Ramirez (1B)             3  0  1  1  0  0  1  0    .287
Taylor Green (3B)             3  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    .321
 Jonathan Herrera (P)         0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .300
Jonathan Lucroy (C)           3  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .333
Angel Sanchez (SS)            4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .253
Luke Hochevar (P)             3  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .182
 Mike McClendon (P)           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 Mat Gamel (P)                1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .412
TOTALS                       33  7  2  2  0  1  6  0


   DP:  Nick Ramirez 3, Jeff Bianchi, Taylor Green, Angel Sanchez

               MILWAUKEE   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
           Luke Hochevar  7.1  8  3  1  3  3  2 110   3.32
          Mike McClendon  0.2  1  0  0  0  0  1   9   1.59
                  TOTALS  8.0  9  3  1  3  3  3 119

ST. LOUIS                    ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Erik Komatsu (CF)             3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .160
Daniel Descalso (2B)          3  1  1  1  0  0  0  0    .256
David Freese (3B)             4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .284
Matt Adams (1B)               4  2  0  1  1  2  0  0    .311
Allen Craig (RF)              4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .240
Matt Holliday (LF)            4  2  0  1  0  0  1  0    .286
Yadier Molina (C)             4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .313
Ryan Jackson (SS)             2  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .261
Jaime Garcia (P)              2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .250
 Matt Carpenter (P)           1  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .375
 Marc Rzepczynski (P)         0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 J.J. Putz (P)                0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS                       31  9  3  3  1  3  3  0

   2B:  Matt Holliday (1)
   HR:  Matt Adams (3)
   GDP:  Erik Komatsu, Matt Adams

               ST. LOUIS   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
            Jaime Garcia  7.0  7  1  0  2  2  6 102   4.63
        Marc Rzepczynski  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  10   3.24
               J.J. Putz  1.0  0  1  0  0  0  0  17   2.35
                  TOTALS  9.0  7  2  0  2  2  6 129

     WP: Marc Rzepczynski (1-1)
     LP: Luke Hochevar (1-2)
     SV: J.J. Putz (8)

     Temperature: 58F
     Wind: 4 MPH (out to left)
     Attendance: 43,540
     Time: 2:35

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May 2 - vs. Milwaukee
Brewers 5, Cardinals 1 - 14-10, 2nd, 1.5 GB Cincinnati
W - Bucci 3-2, 2.89. L - Hammel 1-3, 2.10. Sv - Goforth 1, 1.88. HR - Lucroy 2, Braun 5.
Key moments: The Brewers' Taylor Green reached with a two-out single off Cardinals starter Jason Hammel in the second inning and scored when Jonathan Lucroy followed with a double, They then pushed it to 4-0 on a Ryan Braun three-runhomer off Hammel in the third.St. Louis got its lone run in the eighth, Kolten Wong with an RBI single off Brewers starter Nicholas Bucci. But Milwaukee responded in the top of the ninth, Lucroy with a solo homer off Samuel Freeman, making it 5-1.
Game notes: Bucci went 7.1 innings for the Brewers, allowing one run on five hits. He struck out nine and walked three. David Goforth recorded the final five outs, allowing just one hit, for his first save of the season. Braun was 1 for 4 with a homer and three RBIs. Lucroy was 2 for 4 with a homer and two RBIs. Hammel pitched seven innings for St. Louis, allowing four runs (one earned) on six hits. He struck out one and walked none.
Injury note: Kolten Wong played just one game is hurt again. This time he will miss four days with a hip pointer.
There will be no roster move.

Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals
May 2, 2015

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Brewers (MIL) 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1    5  7  0
     Cardinals (STL) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0    1  6  1

MILWAUKEE                    ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Jeff Bianchi (2B)             4  0  0  1  0  0  1  0    .257
Nick Markakis (RF)            4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .276
Norichika Aoki (CF)           4  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .257
Ryan Braun (LF)               4  1  0  1  1  3  1  0    .311
Nick Ramirez (1B)             4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .275
Taylor Green (3B)             4  2  0  1  0  0  0  0    .330
Jonathan Lucroy (C)           4  2  0  1  1  2  0  0    .344
Angel Sanchez (SS)            4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .253
Nicholas Bucci (P)            2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .063
 David Goforth (P)            0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS                       34  7  0  5  2  5  3  0

   2B:  Jonathan Lucroy (6)
   HR:  Jonathan Lucroy (2), Ryan Braun (5)

   DP:  Nick Ramirez 2, Jeff Bianchi 2, Angel Sanchez 2

               MILWAUKEE   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
          Nicholas Bucci  7.1  5  3  0  1  1  9 121   2.89
           David Goforth  1.2  1  0  0  0  0  0   8   1.88
                  TOTALS  9.0  6  3  0  1  1  9 129

ST. LOUIS                    ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
Drew Stubbs (CF)              4  1  0  1  0  0  3  0    .153
Kolten Wong (2B)              3  1  1  0  0  1  1  0    .310
Allen Craig (RF)              3  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .231
Matt Adams (1B)               3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .299
Matt Carpenter (3B)           4  3  0  0  0  0  0  0    .429
Matt Holliday (LF)            4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .283
Yadier Molina (C)             4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .298
Ryan Jackson (SS)             3  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .250
Jason Hammel (P)              2  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .000
 Daniel Descalso (P)          1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .250
 Samuel Freeman (P)           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 Matt Lindstrom (P)           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS                       31  6  3  1  0  1  9  0

   2B:  Matt Holliday (2)
   GDP:  Yadier Molina, Matt Adams
   E:  Ryan Jackson

               ST. LOUIS   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
            Jason Hammel  7.0  6  0  1  4  1  1  77   2.10
          Samuel Freeman  1.2  1  0  1  1  1  1  19  10.13
          Matt Lindstrom  0.1  0  0  0  0  0  1   5   7.11
                  TOTALS  9.0  7  0  2  5  2  3 101

     WP: Nicholas Bucci (3-2)
     LP: Jason Hammel (1-3)
     SV: David Goforth (1)

     Temperature: 59F
     Wind: 2 MPH (in from right)
     Attendance: 43,975
     Time: 2:30

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I am sad to report that I am seriously thinking about abandoning this season of mogul and the dynasty it is part of.
It's probably due to my old computer more than anything, but the game has become too unstable for me to continue playing.
Game play, for the most part, is fine, once I can get it up and running.
It is sometimes slow between innings and may hiccup as it tries to pitch.
But trying to call up boxscores and play-by-plays, along with trying to print them, takes forever. The saves between games take forever. Just starting the game up is a crapshoot, sometimes I need to override it and start over.
Although, the game itself sometimes seems to override the task manager and not allow it to do its job.
So unless, I can get his computer up to speed in the next day or so. I am probably done with this dynasty. We didn't win a world series, but we were competitive. Hope you enjoyed it.
I will file again, if I determine that I can get the game to the point where it worth my while to continue.