How will I explain this lineup to my ...?
Brandon Phillips 4
Edgar Renteria 6
Joey Votto 3
Jay Bruce 9
Yonder Alonso 7
Drew Stubbs 8
Juan Francisco 5
Ramon Hernandez 2
Johnny Cueto 1
vs. RH Chris Carpenter
8-9, 3.76 ERA
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http://marksheldon.mlblogs.com/• Taking the mound for the Cardinals is ace Chris Carpenter, who is coming off a rough outing against the Pirates in which he allowed six runs on nine hits in five innings. Carpenter has fared well against the Reds, however, and he has thrown back-to-back eight-inning outings against them with one run between the two. He boasts a career 14-4 record and 2.23 ERA against them in 22 games.
*Against Reds starter Johnny Cueto, Albert Pujols is batting .217 (5-for-23) and Lance Berkman is a .227 (5-for-22) hitter. Yadier Molina is hitting .318 (7-for-22). Cueto last faced the Cardinals and Chris Carpenter on July 15 at home and worked 7 ip, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K and was the victime of a blown save.
*The Reds are 7-5 vs. the Cardinals this season.
*It’s absolutely smoking at Busch Stadium this afternoon. The scoreboard temperature as of 3:15 pm local time read 99 degrees.