So Chris Carpenter's going to miss his next start. Panic time for the Cardinals, right? Wrong. For the second day in a row, a new addition to the Cardinal rotation turned in a gem of a start to lead the Cards to a win. After Kip Wells' dominant performance last night, Braden Looper rolled in to PNC Park today and ruined the Pirates' home opener (trust me, it was ruined, I was there) with seven scoreless innings in which the Pirates only mustered two hits. Ian Snell was almost as good for the Pirates, allowing only one run in his seven innings. Unfortunately for him, Albert Pujols continued his flat out dominance of Snell with two hits, one of which was a double that put him in position to score on Scott Rolen's single, providing Looper with more than enough run support. Ryan Franklin and Jason Isringhausen closed out the win for the Cards and Izzy looked pretty good in person today, touching 95-96 on the gun a couple of times and putting down Freddy Sanchez, Adam LaRoche, and Jason Bay in order to earn his second save of the young season.
So, if you're counting at home, that's fourteen innings, three hits, and zero runs for Looper and Wells in the Cards last two games. Scott Rolen has driven five runs in during the same span. Not surprisingly, the Cards won both games.
Previously at the Fanhouse
Chris Carpenter to Miss Tuesday Start, See Doctor Today
Albert Pujols FINALLY Homers
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Looper... from closer to starter, who knew?