Tampa Bay Rays (24-17)
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St. Louis Cardinals (24-19)
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Date Time: TV: Radio
05/16/08 7:15 FSMW KTRS
05/17/08 12:10 FSMW KTRS
05/18/08 1:15 FSDK KTRS
Cardinals Links:
Official Sites:
Official Site of St. Louis Cardinals
MLB Press Pass - Cardinals
SI - Cardinals
Sporting News - Cardinals
CBS.Sportsline - Cardinals
ESPN.com - Cardinals
Yahoo Sports - Cardinals
Blogs:
Matthew Leach Blog
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Derrick Goold - Bird Land Blog
STLToday: Bernies Pressbox
Blog: Future Redbirds
Blog: Viva El Birdos
Player Sites:
Albert Pujols Family Foundation
Rick Ankiel Official Site
TV/Radio:
KSDK TV
Big 550 KTRS
Pitching Matchups:
Game 1:
RHP Sonnanstine (5-1, 5.07) vs. RHP Looper (5-2, 4.21)
Scouting Report:
Rays: Sonnanstine had picked up wins in four consecutive starts prior to Sunday's outing against the Angels, when he allowed five runs on eight hits while walking two to take a no-decision. Sonnanstine's best pitch is the slider, but in order for him to pitch well, he needs to locate his fastball to set up the vast array of pitches he throws from all different angles. He is 3-0 with a 4.05 ERA in three road starts this season. This will be his first career start against the Cardinals.
Cardinals: Looper skipped his side session after working 8 1/3 innings in the thin Colorado air the start before, but he said he felt physically fine when he allowed four runs in six innings against Milwaukee. He struggled keeping the ball down, and Ryan Braun took advantage by smacking two home runs in the Cardinals' 5-3 loss. Looper only walked one and hit another batter -- but both of those scored in the first inning to spot the Brewers an early lead.
Game 2:
RHP Garza (2-1, 3.86) vs. RHP Wainwright (3-2, 2.95)
Scouting Report:
Rays: The right-hander is beginning to develop into the dominating pitcher the Rays had hoped for when they acquired Garza in an offseason trade with the Twins. He is coming off his best performance of the season -- his first scoreless appearance in a season-high seven innings vs. the Yankees. Garza held New York sluggers Bobby Abreu, Hideki Matsui and Jason Giambi to a combined 0-for-7 in his 108-pitch effort, and will look for his third win of the season vs. the White Sox. Garza is 1-1 in three appearances vs. Chicago.
Cardinals: Wainwright wasn't sharp his last time out, but it had to happen at some point. Nobody goes through a flawless season. Being back home should suit the right-hander. He's 3-0 at Busch Stadium with a 3.5 to 1 strikeout-to-walk ratio and an average of 7.75 innings per start.
Game 3:
RHP Jackson (2-3, 3.47) vs. RHP Lohse (3-2, 4.91)
Scouting Report:
Rays: The flamethrower was as good as has ever been this season, scattering five hits over seven scoreless innings in May 13 over the Yankees. Jackson -- who tossed 111 pitches -- has now topped 110 tosses in his last two starts and has thrown 15 scoreless innings without a decision. Jackson is a threatening pitcher who gets better over the course of the game. He will look for another dominating performance and a much-deserved "W" vs. St. Louis.
Cardinals: Lohse showed some progress his last time out, but he faded late. The fact remains that he's allowed four runs or more in four out of five starts, and the Cardinals are hoping for more. He's been much better at home (3.55 ERA) than on the road (8.78), but on the other hand he's had more success at night (3.12) than in the daylight (5.82).
Rotation:
Starter W L ERA IP ER H HR BB K
Wainwright 3 2 2.95 58.0 19 46 7 12 39
Wellemeyer 4 1 3.27 55.0 20 43 6 19 47
Looper 5 2 4.21 47.0 22 49 5 11 20
Piñeiro 2 2 4.46 38.1 19 37 4 10 14
Lohse 3 2 4.91 51.1 28 54 2 16 22
Bullpen:
Reliever W L ERA HLD SV IP ER H HR BB K
LH Flores 1 0 1.64 7 1/3 11.0 2 11 0 9 9
CL Franklin 1 1 1.80 12 2/4 20.0 4 17 0 8 9
SU McClellan 0 1 2.61 13 1/1 20.2 6 19 1 6 18
RP Parisi 0 0 3.86 0 0/0 7.0 3 8 0 3 4
LH Villone 1 1 4.76 3 0/1 17.0 9 15 1 10 15
SU Springer 1 0 5.40 2 0/0 7.1 5 10 1 7 5
SU Perez* 0 0 0.00 0 0/0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
- Disabled List -
SP/MR Thompson 1 1 4.58 0 0/0 17.2 9 19 1 10 13
CL Isringhausen 1 5 8.00 0 11/17 18.0 16 22 3 10 12
- Minor Leagues -
MR Reyes 1 1 5.27 2 1/1 13.2 8 16 2 3 10
Probable Lineup:
Player AVG H AB R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Schumaker .286 42 147 28 8 1 2 13 17 17 3/3
Kennedy .283 30 106 11 3 1 0 13 9 17 2/3
Pujols .357 51 143 23 10 0 8 26 41 15 2/3
Ankiel .293 43 147 25 9 0 7 21 20 28 0/0
Glaus .264 37 140 14 14 0 2 26 26 28 0/1
Duncan .258 24 93 15 4 0 3 11 18 22 1/2
Molina .302 38 126 8 6 0 2 14 15 5 0/0
- Pitcher -
Looper .357 5 14 1 2 0 0 2 3 2 0/0
Wainwright .240 6 25 2 1 0 1 3 0 6 0/0
Wellemeyer .167 2 16 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 0/0
Lohse .118 2 15 0 0 0 0 3 0 8 0/0
Pineiro .063 1 16 1 1 0 0 2 2 13 0/0
- End -
Izturis .250 27 108 14 5 0 0 7 13 6 3/6
Bench:
Player AVG H AB R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Ludwick .330 37 112 23 11 2 8 25 14 34 1/2
Ryan .302 16 53 7 2 0 0 2 2 7 2/3
Miles .284 23 81 8 2 0 0 5 7 6 0/1
Barton .262 16 61 9 4 1 0 5 10 15 0/1
LaRue .114 4 35 2 1 0 0 1 5 5 0/0
Random Notes
Home Record: 15-9
Away Record: 9-10
Night Record: 16-10
Day Record: 8-9
1 Run Games: 8-6
Xtra Innings: 2-3
Record vs RHP: 17-10
Record vs LHP: 7-9
Interleague: 0-0
Record vs NL East: 3-0
Record vs NL West: 7-7
Record vs. NL Central: 14-12
Record vs. NL Central (Home): 9-6
Record vs. NL Central (Away): 5-6
Record vs. Chicago: 2-1
Record vs. Cincinnati: 2-1
Record vs. Houston: 4-2
Record vs. Pittsburgh: 2-3
Record vs. Milwaukee: 4-5
Runs in Wins: 24 GM, 136 Runs, 5.67 AVG
Runs in Losses: 19 GM, 57 Runs, 3.00 AVG
Game One:
The Official Site of Major League Baseball: News: Boxscore
The Official Site of Major League Baseball: Gameday
MLB Baseball - CBSSports.com
Game Two:
The Official Site of Major League Baseball: News: Boxscore
The Official Site of Major League Baseball: Gameday
MLB Baseball - CBSSports.com
Game Three:
The Official Site of Major League Baseball: News: Boxscore
The Official Site of Major League Baseball: Gameday
MLB Baseball - CBSSports.com
2008 NL Cent Standings
Interleague: Tampa Bay Rays vs St. Louis Cardinals
Interleague: Tampa Bay Rays vs St. Louis Cardinals
