The Cards had Garcia on the mound to start the game, the Bucs answered with the sinker ball pitcher Morton, both pitchers have not a powerful arsenal ( early 90's) but they have a good sinking action on their pitches. Jaime had an awesome game pitching 7 scoreless innings with an unusual for him 9 K, his biggest weapon has been the good located fastball along with an effective circle change down in the strike zone. Morton pitched 6 solid inning giving up 2 runs just 1 earned, he attacked the lefties with sinker on the outside part of the plate and he did exactly the opposite against the righties alternating them with sweeping curveball down low outside the strike zone. The Cards scored their fist 2 runs on a throwing error by Harrison who exaggerated to try to make a very difficult play on a Biscotti's single when the bases were loaded. The Red Birds stroke again when Caminero entered in the game to relief Morton who gave up an homer to Matt Carpenter missing a fastball in the middle/outside part of the plate that resulted in an opposite field blast.
Leading by 4 the Cards went for the final 2 innings to their bullpen exactly their best duo Siegrist as the setup guy and Rosenthal who came out by a DL trip as the closer, the first one seemed a lil bit tired especially on the movement on his fastball but he made a remarkable inning the second one seemed all bit rusty and gave up a run sending 3 runners on base with a poor fastball command.
A well pitched game as we should expect by these great pitching teams decided by the Cardinals' clutch hits.
MVP: Garcia
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