Getting swept is never fun and the Reds took us to task earlier this week. Fortunately, the Cardinals were able to put together a decent series this weekend, while the Reds dropped three straight to the Cubs. I usually never have anything nice to say about the Cubs, but I was almost rooting for them this weekend.
Friday was really nice to see. The Brewers scored six runs in the first two innings off of Mark Mulder, and the way this team had been playing, even I gave them up for dead. Two innings later, the Cardinals had a two run lead. In the fifth, they tacked on two more to pad their lead and at this point, it looked like a Cardinals blowout. Scott Spiezio drove in three runs and David Eckstein went three for five with two RBIs and two runs.
On Saturday, it was the Brewers who came from behind to win it. The Cardinals jumped out to 3-0 lead, and the Brewers chipped at it one run at a time. They tied it in the seventh, and then in the eighth, Carlos Lee gave the Brewers their first and only lead of the game. A solid start by Jason Marquis went to waste and Hector Luna had three hits and a run. Scott Rolen hit his seventh homerun of the season.
Today, there was no comeback, but the Cards and Brewers mashed 12 runs into the first four innings. The rest of the game, neither team scored. Jim Edmonds had a two run double and David Eckstein and Scott Rolen both scored twice. Jeff Suppan only lasted four innings and Josh Hancock picked up the win. Jason Isringhausen picked up his 20th save of the season.
Pittsburgh is on deck so hopefully the Cardinals will be able to take care of business. We have a game and a half lead heading into the series, and I fully expect the Cards to still be in first place once they leave Pittsburgh.
