this st louis cardinals Seeing their poor season get worse recently
They try to create some positive feeling when they visit chicago white sox Game 2 of their three-game series on Saturday afternoon
this cardinals They lost a five-point lead early in Friday night’s series opener and lost another late in the game in an 8-7 defeat, their first in five games. Lost in Game 4.
This is the 28th time this season cardinals Lost leads often late in games this season
“In some games we’ve been ahead more than twice, but in the end we screwed up the score.” cardinals Manager Oliver Marmore said after the latest defeat. “For our pitching staff, we can’t afford to give up outs, and we did that a lot (Friday).
Marmore’s pitching corps grew thinner Friday after starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery left the game with a hamstring injury in the fifth inning.
St. Louis has lost starters Adam Wainwright (shoulder) and Jake Woodford (shoulder).
Montgomery is second on the team in innings pitched in the game (103) and is tied for the lead in wins (6).
“It hurts,” Marmore said. “This guy gives us a chance every time.”
Montgomery’s early departure and Kyle Leahy’s ineffective big league debut also forced Marmore to use one of his best relievers, Chris Stratton, for the third straight day, leaving him unable to Go to Saturday’s game.
Although falling behind early, white sox stay positive friday
“It’s easy to give up. These guys never do that,” Chicago coach Pedro Grifoll said. “It’s just a good, brave performance by everyone.”
grifor says white sox Has a knack for stringing bases together and then hitting hard when needed, as they did several times on Friday
“I think that’s going to really help us going forward,” Griful said of the comeback win. “These guys are playing meaningful games every night. They have tough games against good opponents, so there’s a lot of energy in the bench.”
this white sox Plans for a bullpen game and could send Tucson on the mound as a starter for the second time in six days
Toussaint (0-1, 3.95) allowed 2 runs and 3 hits in 3 2/3 innings in an 8-7 win over the Oakland Athletics on July 2. cardinals 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA in 15 innings four times before, including two as a starter
this cardinals When they send right-hander Miles Mikolas to the mound, they try to get to the right side of the victory column.
Mikolas (4-5, 4.51 ERA) hasn’t had any success of late either. He is 0-4 with a 6.07 ERA in June and is winless since May.
Mikolas allowed four runs on four hits in 6 1/3 innings against the Miami Marlins on Monday, so he started July without a decision. He struck out two bases, walked two, and went up 4-2 with a seventh inning out. He walked two batters in the inning, one of them out, and the bullpen surrendered two doubles and an RBI single in the inning in a 5-4 loss.
Mikolas’ only starting game in his career white sox On July 10, 2018, he allowed two runs, three hits and a walk in six innings in a 14-2 win.He earned the first of two All-Star nominations that season
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