June 16, 2007
Summing up the Cardinals
After a 14-3 loss to the Oakland Atheltics, in which Braden Looper left with a potential injury, La Russa summed up his team this way:
"Early in the season when we couldn't hit we could pitch. Now that we can hit, we can't pitch," La Russa said. "We have more problems than plusses and we have to reverse that."
The Cardinals allowed 93 runs in their last 12 games, 31 of those in their last two. Amazingly, they're 5-7 in that stretch. There's only been one good start in that time frame, and only one where the starter went deep in the game. Last night, the lack of starters going deep caught up with St. Louis, as Spiezio pitched an inning, giving St. Louis the best performance of the night.