St. Louis 2026 Game #47 thread – Tuesday, May 19 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Too bad Skenes pitched today, as now we won’t be seeing him this week. But they are going to be one feisty bunch. Anytime you go into someone’s yard and sweep them…..4 consecutive games…..that team, in this case the Pirates, are going to be seething with revenge. We’ll lose this series 2 games to 1.

Go Birds!

We should feel oh so blessed to have a resident meteorologist in our midst. If you need to get a quick reading on what the barometric pressure is in Dededo, Guam, then Rat is your man.

I dislike these off days, especially when your team is playing so well. After we drop 2 games to these Pirates, I have little doubt that we will get right back on track. I know it’s a bit early, but I wonder what our magic number is to secure a wild card berth? If I had to take a wild guess, I’d say 94.

I’ve been keeping tabs on the heavy rain in the area all day long and checking a 4 inch drain at the landing of a flight of stairs leading to the basement door. This time of the year the grate cover can easily get covered with pollen pods from the trees during spring downpours. If I don’t make sure to check and keep it cleared water will quickly come over the top of the 6 inch concrete threshold at the base of the door and flow into the basement at a rate similar to Niagra Falls. When that happens all the neighbors can hear a lot of really bad words as I’m emptying out the shop-vac and operating the squeegee broom…

FYI here,
The Cubs are trying to get back into this one. It’s 8-3 Brewers now in the 6th.

They couldn’t, could they???

UPDATE
Check that. It’s 9-3 Brewers now heading to the last of the 6th.

Lots of action for a Monday night. The Cardinals and Pirates are the only two teams that are idle.

And the Brewers place a 9-3 W into the books as they thrash the Cubbies at Wrigley to hand them their 4th consecutive L. That’s far from an easy task as the Cubs are 18-7 while playing at home.

And one last late night score.

The Padres down the Doyers 1-0 at Jack Murphy Stadium. The Doyers had some chances to push a run across but just couldn’t get the job done. They had 1st and 2nd in the 9th with nobody out. Flyout, strikeout, groundout and that was that.

I have no fear of these Pirates now that Marte and McCuchen are gone

I watched Yamamoto allow only 3 hits while working 7 full innings last night. He was the losing pitcher of decision as the Dodgers were shutout by the Padres for a 1-0 final. Freeman, Betts, Ohtani, Hernandez, Muncy and the rest of the Dodger offensive firepower couldn’t push a solitary run across HP to let the Admiral off the hook for the L. Our very own Redbirds are looking a lot like those mighty Dodgers these days…

The Dodgers have also been displaced atop the NLW by the Padres. They may be in big trouble if Little Eddie doesn’t hurry up and return from the IL to save the day…

Time for the meteorological report.

According to the Doppler Radar there is a big pile of green stuff a little southwest of the downtown metro St. Louis area. Hard to say where it’s headed but there’s a chance of a delay tonight.

Sunny and mild here in SW Indiana, however. Things are still wet from the two deluges we’ve had recently.

r/Esteemed Rat

Hope Winn does not need an IL – stint. He is such a huge key to our defense. He’s a difference maker out there.

We are in the midst of cool damp weather here, but more of a misty, overcast and not downpours. We have gotten some steady rain, but the Rockies are still getting their games in. I am off tonight but work tomorrow’s day game.

Okay, on the din-din front we are looking at a homemade beef-a-roni type meal the Lovely Lady Bike threw together yesterday, along with a big tossed salad. Dessert will be an attempt to finish off the fresh watermelon before it goes bad. Beverage will be the good old boring cool, clear water as the western song goes.

Go Cards!