The St. Louis Cardinals lost 6-3 to the Atlanta Braves last night after
the Cardinals’ pitching staff gave up a multitude of home runs.
The Cardinals relied on a two-run double by Aaron Miles and a solo home
run by none other than Albert Pujols to get their three runs.
Atlanta’s starting pitcher, John Smoltz, has not had success against
Albert Pujols in his career. After Pujols went 2-4 with a double
and a solo homer, one could say that Smoltz continued to struggle.
The Pujols home run was his 28th of the year, tying him for first in
the National League with Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia
Phillies. The Cardinals did lose last night, but they still
maintain a one game lead on the Cincinatti Reds, who lost to the
Milwaukee Brewers yesterday with some late game magic. It appears
that the Cardinals are catching a lucky break in the division, but not
in their individual games. If the ‘Birds could win these games,
they’d have raced out to such a large lead that it wouldn’t even be
considered a competition anymore. Unfortunately, the Cardinals
are currently one of the worst teams in baseball.
Hopefully a move or two can shake things up and make this team a
playoff contender again. If anyone can change this though, it’s
Albert Pujols. Hopefully he does before fans start jumping off
the bandwagon.
Written by APC Staff Writer Brady Holzhauer