THINGS JUST KEEP GETTING WORSE FOR THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AND THEIR PLAYOFF HOPES.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON THE HOUSTON ASTROS FINISHED OFF A THREE GAME SWEEP OF THE RED BIRDS WITH A 5-2 WIN.
HUNTER PENCE LED THE ASTROS OFFENSIVE PERFORMANCE WITH A THREE RUN HOME RUN THAT SPARKED A FOUR RUN FIFTH INNING.
THE CARDINALS ACTUALLY GOT THE OFFENSE STARTED EARLY WITH TWO FIRST INNING RUNS BUT THEY WOULDN'T SCORE AGAIN.
ASTROS STARTER NELSON FIGUEROA WENT FIVE INNINGS ALLOWING TWO RUNS ON SIX HITS WHILE WALKING THREE AND STRIKING OUT ONE. HE WORKED OUT OF TWO BASES LOADED JAMS.
JEFF SUPPAN LAST JUST FIVE INNINGS ALLOWING FOUR RUNS ON THREE HITS WITH FOUR WALKS AND ONE STRIKEOUT.
THE CARDINALS HAVE NOW LOST 13 OF THEIR LAST 16 GAMES INCLUDING FIVE STRAIGHT.
COUPLED WITH CINCINNATI'S 6-1 WIN OVER MILWAUKEE LAST NIGHT THE CARDINALS NOW FIND THEMSELVES EIGHT GAMES BACK IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL WITH JUST A MONTH LEFT IN THE SEASON.
THE CARDINALS GET A MUCH NEEDED DAY OFF TODAY BEFORE THEY OPEN A HUGE SERIES WITH THE REDS ON FRIDAY.
