Okay so baseball season is drawing to an end (sniff, sniff- tearing up at the mention of this sad fact) and the Cardinals appear to win the Central Division for the 3rd consecutive time. The magic number (which when it reaches zero is when the Cards clinch their division) stands at 5. It has been this for two days. They have dropped the last three games; one to the Brewers, which allowed the Brew crew to win the series, and two to the rotten Astros. I can't stand the 'stros! David Eckstien was in the lineup last night for the first time since exiting the game hurt on August 18th. He hit a game opening homerun. The Cards held a 5-2 lead until the eigth inning. Thats where it started going downhill. Marquis was scratched and will start tonight, which explains my confusion last night at seeing a pitcher I've never seen before pitching. Emergency starting pitcher Chris Narveson, who did well for his debut. The rookie left-hander pitched four innings, aquiring six strikeouts and allowing two runs on two hits. Closer Braden Looper lost the game by allowing the game winning hit, very unusual for Looper who is very reliable and is known as 'the vulture' according to FSN broadcasters. The Cards go at it again, Marquis is on the mound and will hopefully bring the magic number down to 4. It could even go down to three, granted the stupid Cinnci Reds lose.
So boo Reds and Let's Go Cardinals!!
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