What looked like a sure win for the St. Louis Cardinals through seven innings on Saturday afternoon ended in heartbreak. Carlos Martinez faced the Rangers’ Nick Martinez. While the Cardinals took an early 3-0 lead, the birds simply couldn’t hold this after the seventh inning and ended the game with a 4-3 loss.
Here’s a quick recap. Thanks to Yadier Molina‘s second inning RBI single, the Cardinals took a 1-0 lead on a run scored by Jhonny Peralta. In the bottom of the fifth inning, the Cardinals plated two additional runs on a Kolten Wong (this game’s center fielder) during which he took second on the throw and on a Stephen Piscotty single that scored Matt Carpenter.