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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