Thursday, October 18, 2018

Cards, Phils mirror each other in splitting opening series


The St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies practically duplicated each other’s performance in a four game set to open KOD 28. The clubs split the games in each other’s park, with the Phillies winning 4-0 and losing 7-1 at home, then the Cardinals winning 4-1 and losing 7-0 in St. Louis.

Roy Halladay shut out the Cards on 9 hits in the opener, striking out 8 against only one walks. Bob Gibson was the tough luck loser, going 7 2/3 innings allowing 5 hits and 2 runs, while striking out 11 and walking only 1.

Game two saw Mark McGwire homer twice, and Ray Sadecki dominate over 8 innings to even the series. Rumor has it that the Cardinals are shopping Sadecki, and this performance should increase his market value.

Game three shifted to St. Louis, and this time it was the other Ray, Washburn, who dominated in 8 innings of work. The Cards backed him with three home runs.

Now it was the Phillies turn to win an easy one, which they did in the series finale on a combined 3-hitter by Vance Worley and Kyle Kendrick. Mike Schmidt and Bull Luzinski each homered, with Schmidt driving in 3 in the contest.

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