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May 27-31
May 27:
Cardinals 8 @ Royals 3
WP: Jaime Garcia (3-8, 5.49)
LP: Bruce Chen (4-2, 4.40)
HR: STL: Matt Holliday (7) KC: Eric Hosmer (6)
Kansas City made it a two run game after scoring two runs in the eighth, a three-run homer by Holliday in the ninth sealed the game.
May 28:
Cardinals 1 @ Royals 4
WP: Wade Davis (5-5, 4.03)
LP: Lance Lynn (6-4, 3.65)
SV: Greg Holland (12, 2.45)
Lance Lynn was rather ineffective, allowing eight hits and striking out just two in five innings. Meanwhile, we only scored one run and could never really get the bats going.
May 29:
Royals 1 @ Cardinals 2 (10)
WP: Trevor Rosenthal (1-1, 3.42)
LP: Tim Collins (0-1, 3.68)
HR: KC: George Kottaras (2)
Trevor Rosenthal came in for the ninth and allowed George Kottaras to tie the game with a home run, but fortunately David Freese came through with an RBI single in the tenth to win the game.
After the game, Ty Wigginton once again showed his anger and requested a trade. We quickly sent him packing to Toronto, in exchange for utility IF/OF Eugenio Velez. Velez is a switch-hitter with blazing speed, and although he is not great in the field, we are very happy with his .306 average and 12 steals.
May 30:
Royals 7 @ Cardinals 6
WP: James Shields (5-7, 6.42)
LP: Shelby Miller (4-5, 2.84)
HR: KC: Billy Butler (13)
SV: Greg Holland (13, 2.82)
We nearly came back in this game, scoring four in the ninth, but ultimately we dug ourselves in a deep hole early and we could never completely recover.
May 31:
Giants 9 @ Cardinals 5
WP: Barry Zito (4-0, 4.06)
LP: Adam Wainwright (9-2, 2.26)
SV: Javier Lopez (1, 2.59)
HR: SF: Andres Torres (1), Hunter Pence (7) STL: Pete Kozma (3)
Adam Wainwright's numbers took a big hit as he was crushed for six runs in five innings. Our offense kept up for a while, but the San Francisco bullpen shut us down for the last four innings.
Around the League:
5/29
A's starter Brett Anderson continues his hot start as he shuts out San Francisco 5-0.
Angels OF Josh Hamilton is out three months with a ruptured finger tendon.
5/30
Dodgers 1B Adrian Gonzalez hits three home runs in a 4-3 win over the Angels.
Jacoby Ellsbury will miss six weeks with a fractured wrist.
6/1
Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw will miss 2-3 months after suffering a partially torn labrum.
Rockies pitcher Juan Nicasio will miss four months with a torn back muscle.
AL Batter of the Month: DET 1B Prince Fielder- .365, 11 HR, 25 RBI, 25 R
NL Batter of the Month: MIL 3B Aramis Ramirez- .327, 8 HR, 21 RBI, 19 R
AL Pitcher of the Month: LAA SP Jered Weaver- 5-1, 1.82 ERA, 49.1 IP, 44 K
NL Pitcher of the Month: WAS SP Stephen Strasburg- 4-1, 1.37 ERA, 46 IP, 54 K
AL Rookie of the Month: TEX CF Leonys Martin- .344, 6 2B, 1 3B, 6 HR, 18 R, 20 RBI
NL Rookie of the Month: ARI CF Adam Eaton- .366, 34 H, 3 HR, 16 RBI, .450 OBP
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