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Pugs was nearly a prophet with the 6-4/Burly HR call.
These folks are really bad for my heart.
Good to see Soriano continue to develop in the pen and Wetherholt back to hitting.
I was surprised when Worthy noted the Cards were 26-20 through 46 last year, so we’re only a game ahead. I’d forgotten they went 12-1 from May 4-17. Mikolas and Fedde were a combined 5-1 in May with ERAs between 3 and 3.03. I’m trying to remember if I felt as confident about last year’s team at this point in the year as I do about this year’s team….
I’m excited by Payton Graham being promoted to Palm Beach. He was a top 100 draft prospect till he got Tommy John, so might be an interesting possibility for us.
I was happy to see Pushard get out of that jam. Third consecutive scoreless outing from Svanson. It would be nice to have a second lefty out of the pen one can trust. Seemed like things might have sped up a bit on Walker today? Wanting to do too much with the tarps off crew? Maybe not, but I find myself thinking that if it is, he’ll find his way back. I wouldn’t have said that, say, a month ago.
I keep wondering if the bats will tire out. Wetherholt, Herrera, Burly, and Walker are all in the top 28 in plate appearances thus far. Maybe they get a bit more rest when Noot is back?
Molina’s improvement wasn’t as quick, but….His wRC+ was 77, 71, and 54 his first three years, but he later got up to a string of 126, 138, and 133 2011-2013.
Huge for Leahy to go 6. Amazingly clean inning for Bruihl. Great to see Graceffo have two big outings in a row.
Geez, Leahy is on a pace for 18 wins, and this is his first time through 6!
Pugs–I don’t think Wetherholt has had a day off so far this season. ESPN shows him at 44 games, and this was the 45th. I looked at his game log and he’s had multiple plate appearances each game. I’ve wondered when they would finally give him some time. This is a big uptick in games compared to last year. I’d guess it’ll be easier to rest him when Noot is back and can serve as leadoff now and then.
I must have jinxed them. Winn has fallen off the pace. Wetherholt (6.62) and Walker (7.73) are still on pace, but less margin of error.
Bikemike-
Thanks for that (tragic) story! That’s not someone I had heard of before.
Stl-
By fWAR, Walker was indeed the least valuable, at -1.2. I wonder if that move from worst to first has happened before?
Wowee for Pozo! That was just insane.
They’ve now used O’Brien, Romero, Soriano, and Stanek two nights in a row. I’d think they would all get tomorrow off. Leahy, with Graceffo, Svanson, Bruihl, and Shuster as the pen (possibly Pushard instead of one of those last three). Could be interesting bringing that one home.
Oli said in postgame that there were too many balls hit hard off McGreevy.
One reason I’d have waited to lift him is that I worry that what effective relievers we have will get burned out.
Per Fangraphs, there are 16 NL relievers with at least 20 appearances (max is 21). The Cards have 4 of those 16…O’Brien, Romero, Stanek, and…Bruihl. Soriano and Svanson are at 19. There are 31 in the NL with at least 19 appearances. Now, we’re only 9th in innings pitched by the pen. But we are 3rd in appearances. I recognize that pens come and go, and Romero, Stanek, and Bruihl won’t be back next year.
But still….Wow….I was thinking the magic was going away, and then Pozo and all the rest. A winning trip to the west coast. I’ll take it. I would have left McGreevy in for the 7th. Sigh. Still, another good outing from him. 2.10 ERA.
Lots of uncompetitive pitches from Libby. Down 4-1, I’m gonna tune out and start to wind down to sleep. Bring me a comeback, folks!
Fair point you guys. I wondered if being eaten up by that one ball got Gorman in his head a bit on that throw.
Libby has figured out the trick of pitching…get ’em to hit it hard right at your fielders….
Only 22 pitches through 3 for Libby.
And I like seeing Winn smack it the other way twice in a row.
Living in the Eastern time zone, I will be very happy when the Cards are no longer on Pacific time…
Carryout tonight, grilled chicken sandwich, collard greens, mashed potatoes, and some applesauce.
We’re 9-2 vs. teams with a .500 record or better, second best in MLB to Tampa Bay’s 5-1. Right now, an 18-21 record would be enough to make the postseason in the AL!
McGreevy had more movement on his pitches last night. Curious to see if that lasts. Would be awfully nice if it did!
Somehow this was the game I feared. First against the Brewers, lose and it’s possibly the beginning of a streak. Maybe players get a bit more tight and there’s a chance of a sweep going the wrong way. The bullpen makes it overly interesting again, but another solid 5 from Leahy and the offense sharing the wealth.
Cards have given up 32 runs total over the last 9 games.
Oh, and dinner was chicken lo mein.
I can live with Leahy as a 5 inning pitcher if everyone else is a 6 inning pitcher. And if the bullpen continues to come together.
Love that they are into the pen after only 10 outs. Hopefully that comes back to help later in the series.
Leahy doing a good job, though I thought he got passive there a bit in the second with the walk to Frelick and nibbling with a guy with a .511 OPS and no HRs.
Prieto up, Saggese down.
Saggese’s last hit was April 11. He’s gone 0-20 since then. I was wondering if it was time to rest Winn, and this might be a step in that direction. Prieto bats left. Prieto as rest for Winn, Fermin as rest for the OF and Wetherholt, Urias as rest for Gorman and Burly, and Pages as rest for Herrera? Perhaps with Prieto also getting some DH time when Herrera catches?
