PAUSE & PRAY W/MARY 2DAY – IT’S THURSDAY!

“In returning to Me and resting in Me you shall be saved; in quietness and trust shall be your strength.”  Isaiah 30-15

My Dearest Lord, I lean on You when I need You. Thank You. I trust You as I look for meaning and direction in my life.

STL 61-59 @ PIT 58-62 GAME 1 OF 4 (SERIES #38 OF 51) STL RHP ADAM WAINWRIGHT 12-5 4.87 ERA FACES BOS RHP JAMESON TALLION 7-5 4.50 ERA – 6:10 pm CDT ON FS-M, RADIO KMOX

WEDNESDAY @ BOS – A WILD NINTH!

NUMBERS TELL THE STORY FIRST —

CLICK OUT WED. BOX SCORE  CLICK OUT WED. WRAP

8/16/17 CARDINALS FINAL  R  H  E

CARDS                                     4    10   1

RED SOX                                  5    9    2

WP: BOS KIMBREL 6-0 

LP:  STL DUKE 0-1

STL TEAM LOB: 7    STL RUNNERS LEFT IN SCORING POSITION, 2-OUT: FOWLER 2, VOIT, DEJONG 3    STL TEAM RISP: 4-FOR-11

STL KD 11 TIMES. BB  1   TEAM PITCHING KD 6 BOS (LYNN-3). TEAM BB 6 (LYNN-3)

4 RBIs WEDNESDAY: WONG (32) VOIT (13) CARPENTER (57)

6 STL HURLERS WEDNESDAY: STARTER STL RHP LANCE LYNN PITCHED 6 INNINGS/RHP OH 7TH/LHP LYONS 8TH/RHP ROSENTHAL O.OO 9TH/LHP DUKE 1/3 9TH/RHP BREBBIA 1/3 9TH/BOS USED 3 PITCHERS

BOSTON — Drama – what a night. This is regular-season baseball – Really?

Wednesday was nine innings of competitive, frustrating baseball at Fenway Park. The sold-out crowd @ Fenway was in a frenzy – again, still. Members of both teams had players/managers who were unhappy with calls. The friction started early when RHP Lance Lynn was on the mound and continued throughout the game. A game that came to a head in the —

NINTH INNING – First RHP Rosenthal allowed a solo homer (what?) to make score 4-3. Stress as the inning continued. Yadier Molina questioning the umpire calling time — the umpire. There was also inconsistency of strike zone. Both sides had trouble w/it ?????

All that ruckas broke our pitcher’s rhythm (who could concentrate?) Duh! (9th – Rosenthal, Duke, Brebbia). Brebbia is a strike thrower and did a nice job, but the game ended as —

BOS Mookie Betts belted a two-out, two-strike, two-run double to cap a wild game. They took the game 5-4. It happened so fast –it stunned us.

“There was a lot of frustration at the end,” said Cardinals Manager Mike, referencing not only the outcome but also the multiple disagreements with home-plate umpire Chris Segal. The final one ended with Matheny being ejected.

The largest majority of the game had a pretty decent flow for us. We were actually enjoying ourselves at Fenway – finally. Relaxed, FUN! baseball. Really!

SECOND INNING – Our Cardinals had a four-run rally on five hits – sending eight men to the plate off a tough lefty. Score:4-0. THIRD INNING – The Red Sox cut the Cardinals’ lead in half. Score 4-2. 

On Lancer! Our starter had a patient,strong night vs BOS. Lynn finished with 3Ks, allowing just one earned run on seven hits over six innings against the Red Sox.

LANCE LYNN – 6 IP 110 PITCHES/63 FOR STRIKES 3K, 3BB, 7H, 1ER

“Every umpire has a different zone, even though that’s what’s not supposed to happen. You try to do everything you can and just figure it out. I was able to get through six and give our team a chance to win.” — Lynn, on grinding through his 110-pitch effort on a night when he felt the strike zone was tight

WE CAN JUST TURN-THE-PAGE! Today is another game, in another city: the Steel City.

CLICK OUT OTHER REDBIRDS STUFF!

1. CELEBRATE AUGUST PLAYERS DAY W/OUR GUYS – GET YOUR SHIRT!

2. RALLY CAT FOUND – SAFE AND SOUND 

RALLY CAT RECAP ON CARDINALS INSIDER W/OZZIE SMITH!

3. CELEBRATE WHITEYBALL – FUN! SUBMIT YOUR VIDEO!

4. UPCOMING AUGUST THEME NIGHTS!

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