Rosey rocked; Cards' lead down to 2½ - STLtoday.com
The Cardinals have gone 5-9 since June 29 and the Pirates 11-2, including Sunday night’s improbable 6-5 win in 10 innings over the Cardinals, which gave them three wins in four games over the weekend. But, hard as it was afterward and with his team scattering to various forms of transportation to either get to the All-Star Game, get home or to a vacation site, manager Mike Matheny wanted to make sure his team knew where it stood. But, referencing the Cardinals’ 14-inning loss by the same score Saturday night, Matheny said, “There’s a whole lot of teams that wouldn’t have showed up today. I wanted to make sure they do — or don’t do — is make any bigger deal of this than two games. “I told them, ‘Don’t forget what we’ve been able to do. Don’t forget what kind of team we are. After Randal Grichuk, who had three hits for the second night in a row, doubled home two runs in the top of the 10th against Arquimedes Caminero, Matheny called on ace closer Trevor Rosenthal, who couldn’t wrap up Saturday’s game when he had a... Entrusted with a two-run lead Sunday, Rosenthal plainly didn’t have it, allowing three runs and five hits in the 10th, failing to retire any of the last five hitters he faced after setting down two of the first three men he faced, including... Source: www.stltoday.com
