The Gas House Gang

Adam Wainwright struggled for the first time this season and was undone by a 5-run 3rd inning in the Cardinals’ 8-3 loss last night. Ryan Braun blasted 2 home runs for the second straight night while Yadier Molina and Tony LaRussa were ejected from the game. Molina, after being tossed for arguing balls and strikes behind the plate, tossed his catching gear towards the home plate umpire and proclaimed, “You catch!”

Offensively, the Cards could not get much going. Rick Ankiel hit his 7th home run of the year and Skip Shumaker and Jason LaRue added RBI. The Cards will try to fight their way back into first place and out of this horrible slide tonight against the Pirates as Kyle Lohse (3-2, 4.87 ERA) faces Pittsburgh lefty Phil Dumatrait (1-1, 3.86 ERA).