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Cards damage Arizona's playoff chances (AP)
Cards damage Arizona's playoff chances (AP)
Kyle Lohse won his 15th game and the St. Louis Cardinals clobbered Randy Johnson for the second time this month, putting a dent in the Arizona Diamondbacks' postseason hopes with a 7-4 victory Tuesday night. Ryan Ludwick hit a three-run homer in the first and Albert Pujols had two hits, two RBIs and reached 100 walks for the first time in his career for the Cardinals, who won for the third time in...
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Diamondbacks 4, Cardinals 7 - St. Louis' first class leaves Arizona travelling coach
AZ Snakepit — ... loss means his record is now 10-10, with just Sunday's start to go. He needs to win that one, or he'll have his first non-winning season [min. 20 starts] since 1989. Win 295 remained elusive for Johnson, and I sense he is flagging - he has struck out only eight batters over his last nineteen innings, just one this evening. Rather than ramping up his effort for a playoff-caliber start, this was very disappointing. “I haven’t been this frustrated since 2004,” Johnson said. “Without a doubt it’s been frustrating since the All-Star ...

Diamondbacks 4, Cardinals 7 - St. Louis’ first class leaves Arizona travelling coach
Full of Sports — ... loss means his record is now 10-10, with just Sunday's start to go. He needs to win that one, or he'll have his first non-winning season [min. 20 starts] since 1989. Win 295 remained elusive for Johnson, and I sense he is flagging - he has struck out only eight batters over his last nineteen innings, just one this evening. Rather than ramping up his effort for a playoff-caliber start, this was very disappointing. “I haven’t been this frustrated since 2004,” Johnson said. “Without a doubt it’s been frustrating since the All-Star ...

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