The Cardinals picked up three consecutive wins against the Pirates this week and they vaulted past the Pirates and they now find themselves knocking on the door of second place. Of course they’re still 7 1/2 games back the Brewers so there’s still work to do.
Chris Duncan had the day off today so his streak of three straight games with a homerun is intact. He’s still hovering just under .300, but he now leads the team with nine homeruns. Unfortunately, with 20 RBIs, it looks like he’s doing it a lot with nobody on. Not that he could help that but it’d be nice. He is getting driven in because he leads the team with 27 runs.
Braden Looper improved to 6-3 with a really nice start this afternoon. He gave up one run on three hits and two walks with two strikeouts in six innings. Jason Isringhausen picked up save number 14 and he’s only had two outings where he’s given up runs. It looks like that hip injury, at least for now, is a thing of the past.
Next up is three against the Nationals so a series win at a minimum is expected. The Cubs and Astros both have to face tough NL West opponents so it’d be nice if by the end of the weekend that the Cards make up some ground. The Brewers could help things out by losing a couple of games too.
