Bay's pinch-hit HR lifts Pirates past Cards 11-5

The Gas House Gang • Cards Fall Again
Joel Pineiro did not have his best stuff today, lasting only 5 innings and allowing 4 runs on 6 hits, but the Cardinals played well enough to win until the 8th inning, when, with a 5-4 lead, recently-demoted closer Jason Isringhausen imploded, giving ...

Raise the Jolly Roger! • Games 40 and 41 Recap
2 out of 3 from the Cardinals on the road? I'll take it. -------------------- [ Wednesday Loss ] [ Thursday Win ] ------------ Wednesday was another shot at .500, and once again it would not happen. Paul Maholm's numbers looked terrible in this ...

Mike On The Cards • Bullpen Struggles Continue
There’s not a whole lot to say here. The Cardinals’ bullpen gave up a lead to a mediocre Pittsburgh Pirates team, and lost in embarrassing fashion 11-5. Just when we thought last night’s win could propel this team back to its ...

BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog • STL Post-Dispatch: Izzy blows it again
Closer or not, Jason Isringhausen continues to blow games for the Cardinals. Thrust into an eighth-inning role today with the Cardinals leading Pittsburgh 5-4 at Busch Stadium, Isringhausen coughed up four runs—one on his throwing error and three ...

Where have you gone, Andy Van Slyke? • Game 41: Pirates 11 Cardinals 5
There are a lot of people that read blogs like this one or others that are similar and ask the smartass question, "So you think you could manage this team?" It's true that a lot of times I criticize whoever is unfortunate enough to be managing the ...

Bay's blast leaves Cards all wet
The Pirates used a pinch-hit homer from Jason Bay in a four-run eighth to record a come-from-behind 11-5 win over the Cards in the rubber game of a three-game set.

Bay's pinch HR helps Pirates top Cards (AP)
Pinch-hitter Jason Bay's three-run homer off Jason Isringhausen snapped an eighth-inning tie and capped the Pittsburgh Pirates' rally from an early four-run deficit in an 11-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday. Nate McLouth added ...

Lohse may miss Sunday start
Kyle Lohse's scheduled Sunday start against the Rays at Busch Stadium is in some question, according to Cardinals manager Tony La Russa.

Kazmir shines as Rays down last-place Yankees
Music blared in the Tampa Bay clubhouse and four large, flat-screen televisions mounted around a column in the middle of the ...

Rays 5, Yankees 2: Rays Provide Yanks Glimpse of What Could Be
For the fourth consecutive game, a Rays starter yet to celebrate a 27th birthday stymied the Yankees, and with Thursday’s loss New York dropped to last in the A.L. East. >