With the Cardinals losing 2-1 last night with only two hits and failing to take advantage of the Cubs’ loss to the Phillies on a walkoff grand slam, we were hopeful that the club could rebound tonight against Reds’ starter Luis Castillo. Most Cardinals had not hit Castillo well, who came into the game only allowing a .163 AVG against right-handed batters, but a .217 AVG against left-handers. Tommy Edman drew the start in right field tonight on the strength of his 2 for 3 career batting line against Castillo, and Mike Shildt proved tonight that we know nothing about player evaluation when Edman rewarded Shildt’s small sample size faith with a 3 for 5 day.
Cards Soar into First Place with a Season High 18 Hits and a 13-4 Win over Reds
