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Cardinals Weekend Takeaways 6-5-15 thru 5-7-15

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The Cardinals wrapped up their series with the L.A. Dodgers this weekend, going a healthy 3-1 against a very good ball club. Here are the scores:

Friday: 2-1 (W)

Saturday: 0-2 (L)

Sunday: 4-2 (W)

The Takeaways:

  • Pitching, Pitching, Pitching. The starting pitching in all three games was excellent for both clubs. First, the good guys: Carlos Martinez (7 IP, 1 ER, 11K, 4 BB, 3 H), Jaime Garcia (7 IP, 2 ER, 6K, 0 BB, 6 H) and Lance Lynn (5 IP, 2 ER, 5 K, 1 BB, 6 H). For the Dodgers: Brett Anderson (7.1 IP, 2 ER, 5 K, 3 BB, 4 H) Clayton Kershaw (8 IP, 0 ER, 11 K, 1 BB, 1 H), Zach Grienke (6.2 IP, 1 ER, 8 K, 1 BB, 6 H).
  • The back of the Cardinals rotation beat the front of the Dodgers. The Dodgers have seen their rotation depth depleted with season-ending injuries to Hyun-Jin Ryu and Brandon McCarthy, but they had two Cy Young winners and a former top prospect on the mound.
  • In a lot of ways, Brett Anderson and Jaime Garcia are similar players, as talented lefties who have struggled for years to stay healthy. Both deserved a win in their respective games, and both were let down by no run support. Garcia is now 1-3, when he should be 3-1, at least.
  • Jhonny Peralta is on fire. Peralta had a homer and a double in Sunday’s win, and continues proving his contract a bargain.
  • Late-game rallies were the difference in both Friday and Sunday’s games, both in the 8th inning.

On Yonder Horizon…

The Cardinals are climbing a mile high, opening a series with the Rockies at Coors Field. The Cardinals will start John Lackey (4-3, 2.93 ERA) while the Rockies counter with David Hale (1-0, 4.26 ERA).

Cardinals Takeaways 6-2-15

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The Cardinals came into this game looking to avenge a 1-0 loss, as Matt Holliday looked to extend his on-base streak to 46 games. One of those two goals was met, as the Cardinals won 1-0.

The Takeaways

  • The streak is dead. Matt Holliday’s on-base streak was ended at 45 games, and his night ended in controversial fashion as he was ejected in the 7th inning for arguing balls and strikes. Was he likely to get another AB? No, not likely, but it’s still sad to see the streak end in controversy. Which leads me to my next point…
  • Of course it was Joe West! No umpire in the big leagues, with the exception of Angel Hernandez, has more of a reputation for injecting himself into game play than “Cowboy” Joe West. If you know an umpire’s name, it’s never for a good reason and nobody exemplifies that idea more than Joe West. Mike Matheny was also tossed after he came out to defend Holliday, who was walking towards the dugout at the time of the ejection. In nearly six years of Holliday suiting up for the Cardinals, that was the angriest I’ve ever seen him.
  • Lance Lynn was fantastic. 7 and 2/3 innings, 5 K’s vs 1 BB and 5 hits. Not too shabby. With close to 120 pitches, Mike Mathey shows again a faith to let Lynn pitch deep. Lynn finished the day with a season record of 4-4 with a 3.03 ERA.
  • The Brewers rode the Cravy train, but it stopped just short. Tyler Cravy gave up two hits to Randal Grichuk, one of which lead to an RBI for Mark Reynolds. Otherwise, Cravy was great in his first big league start, going 7 innings with 1 ER and 6 K’s.

On Yonder Horizon…

John Lackey (3-3, 2.83 ERA) looks to continue being the Cardinal’s veteran horse as he takes on Brewers youngster Jimmy Nelson (2-5, 3.90 ERA). This is the last game of the series with the Brewers, after which the Cardinals have the Dodgers to deal with.