Cardinals hang on to edge Marlins
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08/14/2008 -
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Troy Glaus collected a game-high four hits and
finished with an RBI and a run scored to lead the St. Louis Cardinals over the
Florida Marlins, 6-4, in the third game of a four-game set at Dolphin Stadium.
Jason LaRue knocked in the go-ahead runs with a double in the seventh and Skip
Schumaker posted three hits for the Cardinals, who won for just the third time
in seven games.
Mike Jacobs drove in two runs on a pair of hits for the Marlins, who have come
up on the losing end in 13 of the last 18 times they played the Cardinals in
South Beach.
Braden Looper (11-9) earned the win against his former team in seven innings
of work. The righty only allowed one earned run, two total, on five hits and
one walk, while striking out five.
"The couple mistakes I made today didn't cost me," Looper said. "In my last
couple games [against the Marlins] I made a few and it seems like they hit a
homer every time, where today I made a few mistakes and got away with them."
Renyel Pinto (2-4) suffered the loss as the second Florida pitcher of the
night. In only two-third of an inning, Pinto was tagged for two runs on two
hits.
The game was even at two, but the Cardinals tallied two runs in the seventh
for their first lead of the game and they stayed in front the rest of the way.
Schumaker and Albert Pujols led off with back-to-back singles and then moved
to second and third, respectively, on a deep fly ball hit by Ryan Ludwick.
Then with two outs, Justin Miller handed Glaus an intentional walk and LaRue
made him pay with a two-run double to center that plated Schumaker and Pujols,
while Glaus was thrown out at the plate to end the inning.
In the eighth, the Cardinals pushed their edge to 5-2 on an RBI single to left
by Schumaker. Adam Kennedy came around on the one-out hit after he smacked a
base hit and moved into scoring position on a single by Cesar Izturis.
The Marlins almost drew even in the bottom of the frame but came up one short
at 5-4. Pinch-hitter Wes Helms blooped in a lead-off single and jogged to
second when the next batter, Hanley Ramirez, was hit with a 2-2 pitch. After a
fly out, Helms ran through a stop sign to score on a single to left by Jorge
Cantu. Jacobs then brought in Ramirez with a double to right to make it a one-
run game. Dan Uggla drew a walk to load the bases with one out, but Chris
Perez got Josh Willingham to ground into a double play to end the threat.
The Cards added an insurance run in the ninth on an RBI double by Glaus that
plated Felipe Lopez, who reached with a triple.
Perez recorded his third save of the year, a five-out one in which he only
allowed two walks, while also striking out two.
Ricky Nolasco walked away with a no-decision for Florida after he surrendered
two runs on 10 hits in six innings.
"I tried to keep us close," Nolasco said. "I had a lot of base-runners on
base. I just tried to limit the damage and make pitches. Just battled. Tried
to do my job right there."
The Marlins opened up the scoring right away with a run in the first thanks to
an error by Glaus. Ramirez led off and reached first when Glaus could not
handle a ball hit to third. Ramirez eventually got to second with two outs on
a Cantu groundout, and the shortstop raced home via a base hit to left by
Jacobs.
St. Louis knotted the game at one in the fourth on a sacrifice fly to left hit
by Kennedy. Glaus crossed the plate after he led off with a single, moved to
second on a LaRue groundout and trotted to third on a single by Looper.
In the fifth, the Marlins grabbed a 2-1 edge after they loaded the bases with
one out on three straight singles by John Baker, Alfredo Amezaga and Nolasco.
Baker then came around on the fourth consecutive base hit of the inning by
Ramirez.
But once again, the Cardinals would draw even in the sixth when Rick Ankiel
scored on Kennedy's sac fly to left.
Game Notes
The Cardinals pounded out 18 hits...St. Louis has seven errors in its last
four games...The Marlins have gone a season-high four games without an error.
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