Box Score
Under most circumstances I would file this game under "you can't win 'em all," however, the Cardinals are a bunch of assholes so I will not be doing that. A victory tonight would have been as sweet as can be, but instead we have been given a bitter pill to swallow.
The Brewers had plenty of chances to win this game, including the bottom of the 7th when the bases were loaded with nobody out and no runs scored, but they were unable to capitalize. Their best chance to win (on a flare in the bottom of the 9th) was foiled when Rafael Furcal made a game-saving catch to end the inning. The Brewers are still in good shape, this loss was only 1 of 162, and they can still win the series tomorrow. But my, oh my was this a frustrating loss to take.
The Cardinals, as I mentioned earlier, are a bunch of assholes. For example, when Pujols was hit by Saito in the top of the 7th to load the bases with nobody out, Tony LaRussa decided that retaliation was in order. Braun was hit to lead off the bottom of the frame as payback. I would like to hear an argument as to why Saito would hit Pujols in that situation and why retaliation was necessary.
For exhibit B, Marco Estrada struck out Yadier Molina looking to lead off the top of the 10th. Molina responded by bumping the umpire and spitting in his face. It was a shameful display that warrants a nice, long suspension.
Despite all this the Brewers were unable to levy justice on the Cardinals and lost the game in 11 innings. Let's hope it's served on them tomorrow.
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