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2010-04-24 athletics:1 cardinals:13
Pitching...
Was the name of the game!
The Cardinals came out throwing and registered a 3 pitcher combined no-hitter on opening day!
Nolan Foss set the tone, going 2 innings and struck out 5 on 25 pitches! 16 out of 25 pitches were strikes!
Andres Hulfachor came came into the 3rd inning with the gun a blazin' After a few walks Andres was able to settle down and get out of the inning with only one run on the board.
Sam Malignaggi came in throwing cheese! The lefty slammed the door shut facing 3 batters, striking out all 3!
The Cardinals combined for 11 strikeouts and the few balls put in play were handled efficiently by the rest of the team.
Brendan Frost was the star of the A's pitching staff. With his one inning pitched he struck out 2 batters and let up only 1 earned run.
Hitting
The Cardinals showed great discipline at the plate with 12 walks taken. This set up the scoring chances and RBI's for the 13 runs scored by the team.
The number 2 and 3 hitters Andres Hulfachor and Nolan Foss were the offensive stars of the game. They each went 3 for 4. Andres registered 4 RBI in his effort.
Chloe Goforth showed off her offensive skills turning in 3 tough at bats, going 2 for 2 with one walk.
This set up the scoring chances and RBI's for the 13 runs scored by the team.
Power was shown by Nolan Foss and Rajit Khanna, who both hit doubles.
Parker Obenhoffer, Rajit Khanna and Tim Eaton all went 1 for 1 with 2 walks.
The A's were able to work a series of walks in the 2nd inning to get on the board with a run walked in. They played hard, never gave up and weren't going home empty handed!
2010-05-02 cardinals:8 blue jays:7
The Cardinals played the Blue Jays on a sweltering afternoon. And what a game it was! The Cardinals came up from behind, showing winning spirit and dedication.
The Blue Jays started out strong and the score was 6 -0 at bottom of the 3rd inning with accurate pitching by Eric Patricio and singles scored by Nick Gosselin, Max Fadjo, and Eric Wong. Nolan Foss pitched a tight 2nd and 3rd inning allowing only one run in each. Joshua Tamarack hit a double in the 2nd inning. In the 3rd inning, Cardinals got a couple of runs on board with steals by Nolan Foss and Sam Malignaggi. Nolan Foss gave no runs away in the 4th inning and Rajit Khanna and Andres Hulfachor both got singles followed by a big triple by Parker Obenhofer.
Timmy Eaton then came in to pitch his first inning of the season and did a great job, allowing only one run. At this point the score was 7-5. The Cardinals then wrapped up the game in style with singles from Rajit Khanna and Andres Hulfachor.
2010-05-07 cardinals:13 athletics:5
The Cardinals played the game well to bring another win home. The A’s gave them a fight but ultimately the Cardinal’s pitchers and field game carried the day. For the A’s, John Sullivan and Jack Vogel hit a single. For the Cardinals, Rajit Khanna hit a double. Both teams demonstrated fast plays, getting ground outs and tagging players. Justin Mushrow pitched a good second inning, with only two runs added. For the Cardinals, Rajit Khanna debuted as pitcher in the second inning and gave no runs. Sam Malignaggi gave no runs in the third inning to close out the game at 13-5.
2010-05-10 cardinals:15 orioles:6
Both teams played well for a good evening of baseball. For the Orioles, Eren Labonte and Brendan Choate each batted in 3 runs. JJ Kammann and Nathan Bergerson stole a base each. The Cardinals were in form, keeping their eyes on the ball and making it hard for the other team. Andres Hulfachor hit a double and made good plays, bringing his PO for this season up to 11. There were 6 stolen bases: 1 each by Rajit Khanna, Nolan Foss and Joshua Tramack and 2 by Sam Malignaggi. The team showed patience with Bryan Boyle drawing 3 walks and Chloe Goforth, Parker Obenhofer and Sam Malignaggi drawing 2 walks each. Six players batted in 2 runs each: Bryan Boyle, Parker Obenhofer, Nolan Foss, Tim Eaton, Andres Hulfachor and Riley Lawless. At the end, Cardinals got a well deserved win with each member bringing their best game.
2010-05-16 athletics:7 cardinals:6
The Cardinals pitched Sam , Josh, Nolan and Rajit. Sam had 3 put-outs; Josh had 3 put-outs; Nolan had 3 put outs; and Rajit had one put-out.
Tim had 2 singles. Nolan had 2 singles and 3 RBI's. Andres had a single. And, Josh had a single, and an RBI.
The A's pitched CJ, Justin, Ryan, and Jake. CJ had 2 put-outs; Justin had one put-out; Ryan had 3 put-outs; and Jake had 2 put-outs.
Jake had a single and 2 doubles. John had a single, and 2 RBI's. Adam had a double and 2 RBI's.
A tight and competive game until the end. Well played.
2010-05-20 giants:3 cardinals:4
Cardinals played the Giants in a game that was dominated by big hits and quick plays. For the Cardinals, Tim Eaton hit the first Cardinals home run of the season, Andres Hulfachor hit a triple and Parker Obenhofer hit a double to keep the momentum going. Andres Hulfachor, Parker Obenhofer, Rajit Khanna , Tim Eaton and Joshua Tramack all stole bases to aid the run making. The Cardinals pitchers and fielders contributed too, keeping the pressure on. Parker Obenhofer made a double play to close the fourth inning while giving away no hits and no runs during the game. Andres Hulfachor allowed no hits and Tim Eaton made a ground out to finish off the first inning.
The Giants made their mark with pitching and good eyes for the ball. Brandon Yan pitched two innings allowing no hits and no runs and also making a ground out. There were two steals, one each by Michael Schaaf and Ryan Murray. Michael Schaaf drew three walks and Ryan Murray and David Buturla drew two each.
In the end the Cardinals won out but good baseball was played by all.
2010-05-22 orioles:5 cardinals:11
The Cardinals came out swinging with three singles out of the gate by Andres Hulfachor, Nolan Foss and Parker Obenhofer. Tim Eaton and Michael Jolicoeur worked walks to score 2. Rajit Khanna hit a single that scored 1 and Charlie Collins registered his 1st hit in a Cardinals uniform after being called up from the Rookies Mariners Thursday. Cardinals put 6 runs on the board in the 1st and never looked back. Offensive stars of the game were Andres Hulfachor and Parker Obenhofer who both went 3-3 and combined for 5 runs scored. The Orioles had something going with a man on 1st, but when he tried to steal, the Catcher Nolan Foss gunned him down at second to end the 1st inning. Nathan Zazal reached on a walk in the 2nd. He managed to steal 2nd and 3rd, but Rajit Khanna was able to reach back and strike out the other 3 batters. Cardinals put 4 more up on the board in the 3rd inning. In the bottom of the 3rd the Orioles were able to score 3, but after a hit batter, Nolan Foss came in and struck out the next 2 to end the inning. Nathan Zalzal prevented the Cardinals from scoring in the 3rd inning with a sharp throw to Brendan Choate at 3rd Catching Michael Jolicoeur trying to steal. The Orioles were able to pick up 2 more runs in the bottom of the 4th, but time was up and it wasn't enough to erase the early lead from the mighty bats of the Cardinals.
2010-05-23 giants:3 cardinals:11
Brandon Yan came out throwing strikes and the Cardinals came ready to hit them. Tim Eaton Led off with a hard single followed up by a Double off the bat of Andres Hulfachor. Parker Obenhofer worked a walk in a tough at bat well pitched by the extremely accurate Mr. Yan Who threw 2 innings, 59 pitches with 49 for strikes (which has to be some kind of record). This loaded the bases for Nolan Foss who came up to bat. With the count 2-2 Nolan was able to lace a grounder to the right side of the field that made it to the outfield. This scored 2. The Cardinals weren't done there... Joshua Tramack came up to bat and Brandon got ahead with two strikes. On the 3rd pitch Josh hammered a shot to deep right field that scored Parker and Nolan. Brandon then settled in and struck out the next 2 batters. Although Josh was able to steal third, Mr. Yan was able to hold offensive show to only 4 runs. Parker Obenhofer came in throwing. He walked the 1st 2 batters on full counts then settled in for a strikeout on the 3rd batter. Kyle O'Connor worked another walk in a full count battle to load the bases. Parker responded to that with a strikeout on 4 pitches. Brendan Trombley came to the plate and on a 1-1 count pounded a single that scored 2. Parker then ended the inning with his 3rd strikeout. In the top of the 2nd Brandon came right back out and struck out the 1st batter. The Cardinals were able to bear down and put up 4 runs on another single by Tim Eaton, Andres Hulfachor's 2nd double of the game, then a single by both Parker Obenhofer and Michael Jolicoeur. After a quick put out from Yan to 1st Josh Tramack came out an hit another bomb for a double. Parker came back out with a padded lead and held it by striking out 3 batters. Despite 2 single by Drew Dunham and Michael Schaff. Ryan Murray came out in the top of the 3rd and was able to hold the Cardinals scoreless to give his team an opportunity to come back. Nolan Foss had other ideas... He came out and promtly slammed the door shut striking out the 1st 3 batters. The Cardinals were able to score 2 more in the top of the 4th on runs driven in by Tim Eaton and Josh Tramack. Nolan came out to face Ryan Murray who wasted no time in hitting a bomb to center field! With a little crafty base running and some mental mistakes from the Cardinals Mr. Murray turned his double into a Homerun! Nolan did not like this one bit, so he put on his game face and struck out the next 3 batters. In the top of the 5th Catherine Covert came out throwing strikes. Parker Obenhofer and Nolan Foss were able to connect for singles and Charlie Collins and Brian Boyle were able to work 2 walks on full counts to score a run. Catherine wasn't having any more of that and was able to take care of the rest of the inning herself with 3 strikeouts. Nolan Foss came back to seal the deal striking out the 1st batter then put on a ground out clinic, handling one from Jagadish Somasundaram on a 4-3 put out to Tim Eaton at 1st. Tim took the last one himself, off the bat of Kyle O'Connor to end the game. This was truly an exciting game and with great pitching on both sides was truly won off the lethal bats of the Cardinals!
2010-05-24 cardinals:10 giants:5
Cardinals showed great plate discipline in the top of the 1st with 5 runs scored on 8 walks. The Cardinals answered back with equal patience and a hard hit single by Joshua Tramack with the bases loaded to score 2. Andres Hulfachor and Michael Jolicoeur both drove in 1 run each and Chloe Goforth worked a walk with the bases loaded to score the 5th. Rajit Khanna was the defensive story for the next 2 innings striking out 6 with no runs allowed! and a hard hit single by Nolan Foss with the bases loaded to score 2, Michael Jolicoeur singled to score another and Chloe Goforth worked a walk with the bases loaded to bring the score up to 10. Notable defensive plays were made by Brandon Yan, Brendan Trombley, Ryan Murray, and Joey Buturla who combined for 7 put-outs. Michael Schaff and Brandon Yan each had assists. Tim Eaton came out to close the door with 3 strikeouts that ended the game.
2010-05-28 cardinals:4 blue jays:12
The Blue Jays came into this game ready to play. The Jays posted 10 runs in the first 3 innings as Eric Patrico worked on a gem. Eric pitched 3 innings, giving only one run and 2 hits while he recorded all 9 outs via the strike out. Max Fadjo had 2 hits and scored 3 runs for the Jays. James Matais pitched the final frame for the Blue Jays, when the Cardinal bats finally woke up. Michael and Andres both had solid hits, but the play of the game came when Nolan hit a screaming line drive, that Patrick Hyde snagged at third base taking away an almost certain extra base hit.
2010-05-29 cardinals:11 athletics:4
After Rajit Khanna struck out the 1st batter The A's got 2 runs on the board early with some plate discipline and a few battles with the count and the fastball from the strong arm of Rajit. The Cardinals came out swinging at the strike-throwing Ryan Rutstein who finished his outing with 2 strikeouts, 10 BB and 17 STR, 5 of the strikes were on the 1st pitch. This great 1st inning was shadowed in 3 runs off the bats of the 1st 5 batters. Andres Hulfachor, Nolan Foss, Rajit Khanna, and Michael Jolicoeur all hit singles and Parker Obenhofer was able to work a walk in a tough at bat. Joshua Tramack came in and struck out the 1st 2 batters looking in the top of the 2nd inning. Jacob Smith hit a scorcher on the ground that was handled by Andres at 3rd who was able to tag out the runner going from 1st to 3rd to end the inning. In the Bottom of the 2nd the Cardinals scored 5. Nolan and Andres got on base and Rajit knocked them both in with a deep triple! The bases filled back up with Cardinals and they were able to score some more off a smoked single that made it to the outfield off the batt of Josh Tramack. The A's came back to score 2 off the bat of John Sullivan who drove in Adam Paquette and Brendan Frost on a hard hit single. In the Bottom of the 3rd the Cardinals struck again with Michael Jolicoeur hitting into a fielders choice that scored a run. Charlie Collins came in and drove in 2 with a bomb to center field for his 1st double in a Cardinals uniform since his promotion from the Rookies Mariniers. The game ended with Nolan Foss coming out to close it. After 2 battles with the 1st 2 batters Nolan struck out the next 2 and handled a hard grounder off the bat of Brendan Frost and threw it to Parker Obenhofer at 1st to end the game. Despite the score, the A's kept battling and showed that they will be a force to be reckoned with as the playoff rapidly approach.
2010-05-30 cardinals:10 giants:3
The Cardinals played the Giants on the Memorial Day Sunday to a large holiday audience. Both teams played hard and enjoyed the game. Nolan Foss was the defense story for the Cardinals pitching 3 innings with no runs allowed. The Cardinals hitters were in form too with doubles from Nolan Foss and Joshua Tramack (who batted 5 runners in through the game!). Agility was on display on the bases. Nolan Foss and Joshua Tramack made two steals each and Parker Obenhofer made one. These augmented by good hits from Michael Jolicoeur, Riley Lawless, Chloe Goforth, Brendon Frost and Jacob Smith made up the Cardinals score. Some good plate discipline and hits from Brandon Yan, Jacob Smith and Brendon Frost helped the Giants get run on the board. This was the last regular season meet up of the two teams. We look forward to the play offs.
2010-06-01 blue jays:1 cardinals:13
Great Pitching 7 & the mighty bats of the Cardinals won this make-up game from from the rain-out on 5/15. There were 12 strikeouts in this game which accounts for all of the outs made by the Cardinals. Nolan Foss Struck out 3 on 15 pitches in the 1st. Tim Eaton struck out 6 over 2 innings. He threw 6 1st pitch strikes in 13 batters faced!. The Blue Jays were able to work the bases loaded with 2 singles by Eric Patricio and Max Fadjo. Josh baily drew a walk on a tough at bat to score the only run that the Cardinals gave up in this one. Alex Esquivel made a great catch to end the 3rd inning on a high pop-up to him at 3rd base. Andres Hulfachor was the offensive star of the game, going 3-4 with 2 singles and a double and 4 RBI. He also came in to pitch the 4th striking out 3 on 29 pitches to end the game.
2010-06-05 orioles:8 cardinals:13
The Cardinals put in a solid team performance to win the game against the Orioles. Rajit Khanna opened the Cardinals pitching with 3 consecutive strikeouts. The big hitters were Joshua Tramack and Nolan Foss with doubles and Tim Eaton with a deep triple. Andres Hulfachor got in two singles.
Parker Obenhofer batted in 3 runners and Riley Lawless batted in 2 runners. For the Orioles, Mason Linscott batted in 3 runners and Daniel Reardon batted in 2 adding to their strong score. We look forward to meeting the Orioles again on Monday.
2010-06-07 cardinals:4 orioles:0
The Cardinals got a big hit off of the bat of Riley Lawless. The Cardinals defense was a 4 pitcher combined shutout by Tim, Andres, Nolan and Rajit.
2010-06-13 cardinals:10 athletics:12-------PLAYOFF GAME----------
What a game! The Card's had a strong first inning, but the O's jumped out ahead on Jake's grand slam and stayed in front throughout, but not without a fantastic rally by the Cardinals in the bottom of the 6th with well timed hitting to make both sides gasping for a "how will it end" sense of anticipation. However, the O's defense was solid enough to stop the Card's attempt to come from behind finish. The Cardinals pitched Nolan for 3, Parker for 1, and Tim for 3. The O's pitched Jake for 5 and Brandon for 1.
2010-06-15 cardinals:8 giants:4-------PLAYOFF GAME----------
The game began on a winning note when Captain Josh Tramack won the coin toss on lucky flip.
The Giant's Nathan Cormier pitched a solid first 4 innings striking out 9 Cardinals batters.
The Cardinals were able to Blank the Giants through the 1st 5 innings on the pitching of Nolan Foss and Andres Hulfachor.
Nolan went 2 innings striking out 6 and Andres went 3 innings striking out 8. Parker Obenhofer came in to pitch the 6th striking out 2.
The few base runners that were allowed were afraid to try and steal with the threat of Catcher, Timmy Eaton's laser beam arm. He reached back and gunned down a baserunner trying to take 2nd.
Michael Jolicoeur received the game ball for a moonshot double that he hit in the 5th inning that scored the 2 base runners and helped cement the lead for the Cardinals.
Joe Buturla was a force at catcher gunning down an advancing runner at 3rd
Andres Hulfachor led the hit parade going 3-3. Riley Lawless, Tim Eaton, and Nolan Foss all went 2-3, continuing their hot-hitting streaks!
Branden Yan came in relief striking out 2 batters to prevent the Cardinals from adding any more runs
Offensively for the Branden Yan 2 hits, Joey 2 hits, Nathan Cormier 1 hit, Ryan Murray 1, Kyle O'Connor 1 hit as the Giants rallied in the bottom of the sixth scoring four runs but that wasn't enough to pull out the victory.
The Cardinals officially nicknamed themselves "The Big Red Machine" at the end of the game, so look out Blue Jays... The BRM is coming to play you Wednesday, and we're not ready to hang up our spikes just yet! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||