Friday's Frosty Mug
Some things to read while talking about baseball for once. First it was a best of seven, then it was a best of five and now we're down to a best of three for a spot in the World Series as the...
| Final - 10.13.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Brewers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
Stories
Randy Wolf: Another DIPS Illusionist?
Randy Wolf pitched excellently in Game Four despite exhibiting poor peripherals all year long, continuing a theme. How much is illusion and how much is fact?
The Cardinals continue auditioning Jeff Suppans
The St. Louis Cardinals need Jaime Garcia to turn in a great performance in Game 5 of the NLCS against the Milwaukee Brewers.
NLCS Game 4: Cardinals Lose 4-2, here's a picture of sad Albert Pujols
The St. Louis Cardinals lose Game 4 of the NLCS to the Milwaukee Brewers.
Brewers 4, Cardinals 2: Tonight's Turning Points
Tonight's game might be a turning point in the series, and these are the turning points within that turning point. How very meta. 1) Yuniesky Betancourt's fourth inning single: +.130 WPA (Video) T...
Stat Of The Night: A Big Night For Randy Wolf
Randy Wolf called tonight's game the biggest win of his career, and he became the first Brewer not named Yovani Gallardo to record a quality start this October. Wolf pitched seven innings...
Brewers 4, Cardinals 2: Ron Roenicke's Postgame Comments
As seen on FS Wisconsin: On Randy Wolf: Great to see. Yeah, right from the first inning I thought he had location, he had a good feel for his curveball. The two homers he gave up...the one to...
Brewers Even NLCS Behind Strong Performance From Wolf, Beat Cardinals 4-2
W: Randy Wolf (1-1)L: Kyle Lohse (0-2)S: John Axford (3) HR: Matt Holliday (1), Allen Craig (1) MVP: Jerry Hairston Jr and Randy Wolf (+.194 WPA each)LVP: Mark Kotsay (-.097 WPA) Win Expectancy...
Tonight's Matchup: Brewers (Wolf) at Cardinals (Lohse)
The Brewers have three chances this week to win a game in St. Louis and bring the NLCS back to Milwaukee. Last night's didn't go so well, but the second is tonight. Tonight they'll get a shot...
ALCS Game 5, NLCS Game 4: Tigers/Rangers, Cardinals/Brewers
The league championship series continue with a game in each league on Thursday.
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...
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| St. Louis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nyjer Morgan, 8,9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Mark Kotsay, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .091 |
| Carlos Gomez, CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| Ryan Braun, LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .471 |
| Prince Fielder, 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .300 |
| Rickie Weeks, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .152 |
| Craig Counsell, 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jerry Hairston Jr., 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .375 |
| Yuniesky Betancourt, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .353 |
| George Kottaras, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Francisco Rodriguez, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| John Axford, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Randy Wolf, P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Jonathan Lucroy, C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .192 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |
Batting
Doubles - Morgan, Fielder, Hairston Jr. 2, Wolf
Grounded into DP - Fielder
Hit by pitch - Morgan
Sacrifices - Wolf
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Weeks
Doubles - Morgan, Fielder, Hairston Jr. 2, Wolf
Grounded into DP - Fielder
Hit by pitch - Morgan
Sacrifices - Wolf
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Weeks
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Wolf (W, 1-1) | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8.10 | 0 | 107-74 |
| Francisco Rodriguez (, 0-0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 18-12 |
| John Axford (S, 1-0; S,3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 0 | 16-11 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Furcal, SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Allen Craig, RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .188 |
| Albert Pujols, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .429 |
| David Freese, 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .382 |
| Matt Holliday, LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .318 |
| Yadier Molina, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Ryan Theriot, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .368 |
| Jon Jay, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 |
| Kyle Lohse, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Mitchell Boggs, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Arthur Rhodes, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Octavio Dotel, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Nick Punto, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Fernando Salas, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Lance Berkman, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 |
| Totals | 36 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
Batting
Home runs - Craig, Holliday
Doubles - Holliday, Molina
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Theriot
Home runs - Craig, Holliday
Doubles - Holliday, Molina
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Theriot
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Lohse (L, 0-2) | 4.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.45 | 0 | 81-54 |
| Mitchell Boggs | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 0 | 16-10 |
| Arthur Rhodes | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 10-7 |
| Octavio Dotel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.93 | 0 | 16-11 |
| Fernando Salas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.17 | 0 | 34-25 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Mike Everitt, First Base Umpire - Bill Miller, Second Base Umpire - Mike Winters, Third Base Umpire - Gary Darling
Duration: 3:25
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Mike Everitt, First Base Umpire - Bill Miller, Second Base Umpire - Mike Winters, Third Base Umpire - Gary Darling
Duration: 3:25
