Mon 4/13/09 - Cards 2 D'Backs 1 - With family, friends, wife and daughter in the stands, Brian Barden hit his first major league home run (a solo shot in the eighth in inning) that turned out to be the game winning run. Albert Pujols also hit his fourth homer of the season in the fourth inning.
Not to be overlooked is Todd Wellemeyer's strong outing on the mound. He bounced back from a rough start against Pittsburgh last Wednesday to hold Arizona to one run over seven innings.
Next Game: Tuesday, April 14, 2009
St. Louis @ Arizona (8:40 pm)
Chris Carpenter (1-0, 0.00) vs. Max Scherzer (0-0, 0.00)
Redbirds Clubhouse Notes:
- Streakers - Ryan Ludwick has a career high 17 game hitting streak that dates back to the end of last season, while Chris Duncan has a 7 game hitting streak.
- The Redbirds pitching staff compiled a 17 inning scoreless streak that finally ended last night in the fourth inning.
- Tonight's starter Chris Carpenter is 3-0, 2.54 ERA in his career vs. the Diamondbacks
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