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PITCHERS: 14
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Garrett Cooper
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Luke Little, P
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 
* Justin Steele, P   

60-DAY IL: 2 
Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P
 




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Game 36 Thread - Maholm vs. Lohse

Submitted by Rob G. on

For the sweep!!!!

Cardinals Cubs
#Furcal, SS
 *DeJesus, RF
*Schumaker, CF
 *Campana, CF
Holliday, LF
 Castro, SS
Craig, RF
 *LaHair, 1B
#Berkman, 1B
 Soriano, LF
Molina, C *Stewart, 3B
*Carpenter, 3B
 Castillo, C
Greene, 2B
 Barney, 2B
Lohse, P
 *Maholm, P

Cardinals have lost four in a row...so I'm sure I just jinxed that with my magical blogging psychotherapy powers.

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Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 05:17 pm

it'll be up on mlb.com soon, but if you get a chance, check out Carlos Lee stumbling over himself at first base and then getting taken out by the ump's elbow.

Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 05:41 pm

Concepcion for Peoria: 6 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 3 BB, 3 K leaves with a 2-0 lead. ERA down to 8.10 :) DeVoss with 4 SB's in the game and both runs scored (0/1 with 2 BB's)

Submitted by Old and Blue on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 05:53 pm

Has anybody read about whether the media asked Sveum after yesterday's game about his peculiar decision to have Castro bunt? EDIT: Never mind. I see there is an article up now on the trib site.

Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 05:56 pm

Man, Soriano with a weird hitch/limp as he runs. 3-0 Cubs though, still in the top of the first. A couple of lucky hits, but they count. LaHair crushes one and it's a double play.

Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 05:41 pm

After a Holliday HR gives Cardinals a 4-3 lead. LaHero ties it up with a HR of his own (thanks for the nickname whomever came up with that). Barney 2-out double followed by a Reed pinch hit single gives them the lead in the 7th and Maholm can still win it.

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Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 05:57 pm

http://www.soxprospects.com/players/cervenka-hunter.htm 27th round pick in 2008 Projectable lefty from Texas. Throws from a 3/4 arm slot. Slow and deliberate delivery from both the wind-up and the stretch. Fastball sits 90-92 mph and can top out at 94 mph in short bursts. Tends to be on the straight side. Also throws a cut fastball, along with a curveball and a changeup. Cutter is his best pitch, operating in the mid-80s with late break. Can leave it in the middle of the plate in stretches. 76-79 mph curveball shows tight, deep break at times, but is inconsistent with producing hard snap. Typically wraps his hand around the ball. Low-80s changeup is a below-average pitch that often floats to the plate, with little deception. Struggles with keeping his control and command consistent due to wavering release point. Body has also lost athleticism and shape with age. Needs considerable improvement to be effective in full-season baseball.

Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 05:12 pm

Russell gives up a HR to lefty Matt Carpenter, then a triple and an IBB. Beltran grounds out and they get the runner at home. Men on 2nd/3rd with 2 outs, Cubs down 6-5.

Submitted by John Beasley on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 05:17 pm

Beats Dempster and Campana.

Submitted by crunch on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 05:00 pm

"Stephen Stasburg was bothered by stray Hot Stuff in his groin during Tuesday's loss to the Padres." hot stuff = icy hot = why are you sharing this with the media

Submitted by Michaelweaselo on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 05:32 pm

See? It could be worse... From Yahoo: Dodgers manager Don Mattingly apparently values speed at the top of the order more than on-base skills. "Dropping Dee in the order sounds really easy," said Mattingly. "But then who do you want me to hit there?" Mattingly dismissed both Mark Ellis and A.J. Ellis as options, even though both have an OBP over .400. Mattingly did allow that when Tony Gwynn Jr. and Gordon are in the lineup, he'd be willing to put Gwynn ahead of Gordon.

Submitted by Ross_Barnes on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 05:07 pm

I have to say, I'm getting a bit perturbed by Castro's meager development. I know he's only 22 but after two full seasons in the majors the evolution seems pretty glacial. He's almost dead last in pitches seen per plate appearance in the NL, and the 4 BBs is terrible. The power numbers are static, and that brain-freeze last night on the bunt was inexcusable. Last year Castro both looked better and performed better when leading off. I think he focused more and really did make a solid attempt to work the count and get on base. With LaHair losing out on RBI opportunities, I would really prefer to see Castro move back up into the lead-off role. Bat Campana second and then LaHair third so he has more at bats. Not going to happen I know, but the structure of this line-up really feels like it is hurting the two best hitters on the team for no good reason.

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Submitted by Jumbo on Wed, 05/16/2012 - 05:20 am

From a purely observational standpoint I would agree, but last year his numbers were much worse hitting third. This year he's hitting well, so I don't think his place in the order has any bearing on his performance. Maybe he's trying to be more aggressive in potential RBI situations, but he'll figure that out eventually. He's still the best hitter on the team and they actually have a good OBP guy in DeJesus in front of him now, so there appears to be a semblance of a plan.

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