4/1: Opening Day

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Matt Morris vs. Mike Hampton at St. Louis

Lineups

COL
CF Pierre
SS Uribe
RF Walker
1B Helton
3B Zeile
LF Hollandsworth
2B Ortiz
C Bennet
P Hampton

STL
2B Vina
3B Polanco
RF Drew
LF Pujols
CF Edmonds
SS Renteria
1B Martinez
C Difelice
P Morris

I am bringing this to you in the bottom of the fifth with 2 outs and 2 on (Vina, Polanco.)

Box Score so far:

TEAM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
COL 0 0 0 1 - - - - - 1 4 0
STL 0 1 1 0 - - - - - 2 6 0

In the bottom of the second, Difelice hit a single driving in Edmonds.

In the bottom of the third, Edmonds singled in J.D Drew

In the top of the forth, Todd Zeile drove in Larry Walker with a sacrifice fly.

Right now... Pujols is up with loaded bases!!!

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3 Run double by Pujols!!!! And Edmonds was already walked on four pitches!!!
.:bigsquare :birthday: :birthday: :clap1: :cooldude: :dance2: :beer:

So now there are 2 men on (1st and second) with Renteria up to bat. I heard Hampton has looked horrible this spring, there may be a pitching change here soon

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Renteria doubled to score Pujols. Martinez is up for his first at-bat as a Cardinal with two men on (second and third,) two outs, and a new pitcher.... Dennys Reyes

And Tino just grounded out to third to end the inning.

6-1 Cardinals

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7-8-9 hitters up for Colorado, Jose Ortiz struck out on 3 pitches. Catcher Gary Bennet is up with a 3-1 count

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He walked, and Benny Agbayani pinch hits for Reyes. Depending on the pitcher, we may be able to tell if Colorado is giving up this one. We'll have to see. Agbayani has a 2-2 count

TEAM R H E
COL 1 4 0
STL 6 8 0

Full count to Agbayani, he fouled off the last pitch

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After another foul ball, Agbayani strikes out looking. Juan Pierre is up

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Morris gets an easy grounder to short, and Renteria opts for the out at second base. Nice inning there.

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In his first game, Mike Difelice drove in the game's first run, and hit a solo home run. 7-1 Cardinals. The pitcher who came in for Reyes is "M James". Mike James formerly of the Cardinals. He was a free agent this offseason, and as a pitcher is a decent middle releiver until he was struck down with injuries for an unsuccessful year last year. When he's on he can have a 3.60 era, he needs his control. I would consider this a "just in case" move. They put in a pretty good releiver, and it is possible that that he can keep his team in the game if they make a come back.

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He did pretty good though, striking out Morris, and Vina. Polanco flew out to left field, and Uribe of the rockies just struck out swinging in the time it took me to type this

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Walker was walked, Helton flew out. And there is a 1-1 count to Todd Zeile.

I think that as long as LaRussa plays this game safely he can lock away a win. I hope so. That is my final observation of this game as I now have to go to baseball practice. We are practicing from 6:30-800... whats up with that???:confused: :confused: :ohno: :confused:

[Baseball Guru]

Pujols another double!!

YEAH!!!!:thumbsup:

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Win 10-2 and Issy gets the save... well technically its a hold because the Cards were leading by too much:biggrin: :cool:

[Cyberlibrarian]

As much as I still like Benny Agbayani and Todd Zeile, I am thrilled beyond comprehension that the Cardinals beat the living crap out of Mike Hampton. :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: