Navy pitcher sets sail for big leagues
Navy pitcher sets sail for big leagues
There was no way Oliver Drake could turn down this offer. A month away from entering his junior year at Navy, Drake signed with the Baltimore Orioles and withdrew from the Naval Academy on Monday to focus on …
Hall homers in 9th to lift Brewers to 6th straight
Bill Hall homered to snap a late-inning tie for the second straight game and the Milwaukee Brewers also caught up with Kyle Lohse, beating the St.
Pedro Martinez ’s struggles on the mound took a backseat on Wednesday after the father of the New York Mets pitcher died.
Cardinals Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Although the Cardinals bullpen lost for the 22nd time Tuesday night, manager Tony La Russa is wearying of having the relievers taking most of the blame.
“You think the bullpen lost this game?” he said. “You think they lost the game (Monday, a 6-3 defeat in 10 innings)? It’s not the bullpen. Usually, I say it’s a team loss. But it’s on the offense. We need to score more runs.”
The Cardinals roughed up former Cardinal right-hander Jeff Suppan for three runs in the first three innings but stranded five runners in those innings. Then, they got only two singles off Suppan in the next four frames.
Kyle McClellan was the one in the eye of the storm this time, putting a fastball in the wheelhouse of Milwaukee’s Bill Hall with two outs in the ninth inning of a tie game.
Izturis switching to righty only
Izturis switching to righty only Cesar Izturis’ run as a switch-hitter has come to an end. After struggling at the plate from the left side, Izturis decided to abandon hitting left-handed.
Prospect Rasmus sprains knee ligament
Rasmus sprains knee ligament Cardinals top prospect Colby Rasmus has a Grade I medial collateral ligament sprain in his left knee. The outfielder will miss a month with the injury.
