Thursday's Frosty Mug
Some things to read while making a quick diagnosis. It's amazing how fast things can change sometimes. A few days ago in this space we were talking about a Brewer 1-0 series lead and the likelihood...
| Final - 10.12.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Brewers | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 9 | 0 |
Stories
Cardinals 4, Brewers 3: Tonight's Turning Points
Hopefully these won't be our lasting memories from this series. 1) Mark Kotsay's third inning home run: +.104 WPA (Video) Mark Kotsay helped dig the Brewers a big early hole tonight, but he also...
Stat Of The Night: Mark Kotsay Is The Center Of Attention
Mark Kotsay did everything he could tonight to demonstrate something his previous managers have known about him for years: He's not a major league center fielder. Kotsay has played in 278 regular...
Cardinals 4, Brewers 3: Ron Roenicke's Postgame Comments
As seen on FS Wisconsin: Do you think Yovani Gallardo got rattled in the first? Yeah, I think he lost his command there, I don't know what the reason was. First batter he left the curveball up...
Game 3 Victory Celebratory Thread
Bullpen = Awesome. Jason Motte = Wrench Jockey 2 Tonic, also Awesome. Double Plays = Upsetting, but not Fatal. Ric Flair pics = Awesome. 2-1 Lead = Awesome. I am pleased with these...
Game 3 Overflow the Second
No whammy no whammy no whammy no whammy STOP!
Game 3 Overflow Numero Uno
So preprogrammed it's criminal. I'll have two of these in case we need them. Hopefully we don't get rained out and have thread launching for no reason all evening.
Tonight's Matchup: Brewers (Gallardo) at Cardinals (Carpenter)
Weather permitting. Assuming these two teams are able to get a game in tonight, Chris Carpenter (3.45 ERA, 3.06 FIP in 2011, 3.00 ERA, 3.19 FIP postseason) will make career playoff start #12 for...
ALCS Game 4, NLCS Game 3: Tigers/Rangers, Cardinals/Brewers
The league championship series continue with two games on Wednesday -- weather permitting.
Chris Carpenter's Repertoire, Visually
Here's a visual called Paintomatic. It shows a pitcher's repertoire of pitches, with circle size indicating how often he throws the pitch and color indicating how effective the pitch is. Click on the image for a closer look!
Here We Go Again: Rain Threatens Both ALCS And NLCS Games Wednesday
The 2011 regular season had more than 50 postponed games and innumerable delays. Now, both LCS games on Wednesday are threatened with bad weather.
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| St. Louis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Hart, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .182 |
| Takashi Saito, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Chris Narveson, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mark Kotsay, 8,9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .143 |
| Ryan Braun, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .483 |
| Prince Fielder, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .296 |
| Rickie Weeks, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .138 |
| Jerry Hairston Jr., 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .357 |
| Yuniesky Betancourt, SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .367 |
| Jonathan Lucroy, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Casey McGehee, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Yovani Gallardo, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| LaTroy Hawkins, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Nyjer Morgan, ph,8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| Totals | 30 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
Batting
Home runs - Kotsay
Grounded into DP - Fielder
Hit by pitch - Braun
Sacrifice flies - Gallardo
Team LOB - 5
Home runs - Kotsay
Grounded into DP - Fielder
Hit by pitch - Braun
Sacrifice flies - Gallardo
Team LOB - 5
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yovani Gallardo (L, 1-1) | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2.84 | 3 | 95-48 |
| LaTroy Hawkins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 20-12 |
| Takashi Saito | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 8-4 |
| Chris Narveson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.75 | 0 | 13-9 |
Pitching
IBB - Fielder by Carpenter
Pujols by Hawkins
Pujols by Gallardo
Punto by Gallardo
IBB - Fielder by Carpenter
Pujols by Hawkins
Pujols by Gallardo
Punto by Gallardo
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Furcal, SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .229 |
| Jon Jay, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .280 |
| Albert Pujols, 1B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .452 |
| Matt Holliday, LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .263 |
| Lance Berkman, RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .214 |
| Adron Chambers, RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Yadier Molina, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .194 |
| David Freese, 3B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .367 |
| Marc Rzepczynski, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jason Motte, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Nick Punto, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .214 |
| Chris Carpenter, P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Fernando Salas, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Allen Craig, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| Lance Lynn, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Daniel Descalso, 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 29 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 5 | |
Batting
Doubles - Jay, Pujols, Freese 2
Grounded into DP - Jay, Molina, Freese
Hit by pitch - Berkman
Sacrifices - Furcal
Team LOB - 9
Doubles - Jay, Pujols, Freese 2
Grounded into DP - Jay, Molina, Freese
Hit by pitch - Berkman
Sacrifices - Furcal
Team LOB - 9
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Carpenter (W, 2-0) | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3.71 | 0 | 89-48 |
| Fernando Salas (, 0-0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.59 | 0 | 8-6 |
| Lance Lynn (, 1-0) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 17-10 |
| Marc Rzepczynski (, 0-0) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 | 4-3 |
| Jason Motte (S, 0-0; S,3) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 16-12 |
Pitching
IBB - Fielder by Carpenter
Pujols by Hawkins
Pujols by Gallardo
Punto by Gallardo
IBB - Fielder by Carpenter
Pujols by Hawkins
Pujols by Gallardo
Punto by Gallardo
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Sam Holbrook, First Base Umpire - Mike Everitt, Second Base Umpire - Bill Miller, Third Base Umpire - Mike Winters
Duration: 3:10
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Sam Holbrook, First Base Umpire - Mike Everitt, Second Base Umpire - Bill Miller, Third Base Umpire - Mike Winters
Duration: 3:10
