May 15, 2008
Pirates 1, Cardinals 5: Izturis Gets 3 Hits
By
Zeldink
Posted at 8:37 am
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirates (19-21) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Cardinals (24-18) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 5 | 15 | 1 |
W: Todd Wellemeyer (4-1)
As Pat pointed out, Cesar Izturis went 3 for 5 against the Pirates last night, and that never portends good things.
It didn’t for the Pirates, who lost to the Cardinals. Paul Maholm was not sharp, allowing 11 of St. Louis’ 15 hits and getting the loss. Todd Wellemeyer continued to do what he’s done all year, which is pitch surprisingly competent baseball to pick up the win. It’s like Todd is the 2008 St. Louis Cardinals.
The Cardinals needed the win after struggling of late. We get to see the two teams fight again today at 1:15pm EDT when Ian Snell starts against Joel Pineiro.