The Gas House Gang

The Cardinals endured 2 rain delays to get back to their winning ways, beating the Nationals 6-1 last night. Kyle Lohse picked up his 6th win of the year, allowing 1 run on 4 hits over 5 innings. The bullpen shut the Washington offense down for the rest of the game, including rookie reliever Mark Worrell’s first career appearance in the 9th (0 runs, 1 hit, 1 walk). Yadier Molina provided all the offense Lohse would need with his 3-run homer in the 1st inning. Ryan Ludwick and Lohse, himself, added RBI to help the cause. The Cards will try to keep pace with the red-hot Cubs tonight at 6:10pm (Central time) sending Todd Wellemeyer (6-1, 3.16 ERA) to the hill against Washington lefty John Lannan (4-5, 3.52 ERA).