Cardinals Lose On April Fool’s 9-7
- Both pitchers cruised through the side, save for a Lars Nootbaar single
- Liberatore had no trouble once again, while Nolan Gorman doubled for the Cardinals, and Jordan Walker (!) sent him home with a single. Victor Scott II also singled. 1-0 Cards
- The wheels fall off for Liberatore with back to back run scoring doubles by Rengifo (1 RBI) and Trout (2 RBI). 3-1 Angels
- Liberatore would only give up 3 runs this game. Jordan Walker hit a solo home run with a loud crack of the bat! I think the solo home runs have carried over from last season. 3-2 Angels
- Brendan Donovan inning ending ground into double play
- Rengifo single, Liberatore exits with 6 hits and 4 strikeouts, 6 IP, 3 ER
- Leahy and Angels pitcher Ian Anderson both retired the side
- Leahy retired the side with the help of Arenado, then Nootbaar single, then Arenado reached due to error, which scored Nootbaar! Tie game.
- Closer legends Ryan Helsley and Kenley Jansen both retire the side
- Ryan Fernandez gotten to with the ghost runner, a leadoff walk, and then a triple 🙁 5-3 Angels… then Jo Adell scoring Schanuel! 6-3 Angels. Cardinals match the feat by another leadoff walk, and a Luken Baker double! 5-5 tied up again. Siani replaced Baker on the basepaths and then Arenado hit a single, tying the game at 6!
- Chris Roycroft was summoned and he gave up 3 runs in bullpen relief! 9-6 Angels. In the bottom of the 11th, Victor Scott II singled in the ghost runner, and tried to ignite yet another comeback, making it 9-7. Winn, Nootbaar, and Contreras could not figure out a way to get on base though, and the Cardinals lost the series to the Angels in 11.
Noteworthy
- Nootbaar 2-6
- Walker 2-5 with a home run and a stolen base
- Scott II 2-5
- Leahy and Helsley were good, Fernandez and Roycroft were not; Liberatore was ok in his first start of the season