Spoiler Alert

For the second game in a row, the Cardinals ruined the home opener for the opposing team. The Brewers appeared to be coming out of the gate firing when Carlos Gomez tripled in Rickie Weeks on the second at-bat of the bottom of the first. But that lead didn't hold up...

St. Louis: 11 Winning Pitcher: Jaime Garcia (1-0)
Milwaukee: 5 Losing Pitcher: Yovanni Gallardo (0-1)

RBI's:
Carlos Gomez (1)
Aramis Ramirez (1)
George Kottaras 3 (3)

Yadier Molina (1)
Carlos Beltran (1)
Matt Holliday (1)
David Freese 3 (5)
Matt Carpenter 2 (2)
Shane Robinson (1)
Rafael Furcal (2)

Home Runs:
George Kottaras (1)

Yadier Molina (1)
Carlos Beltran (1)
Matt Holliday (1)
David Freese (1)

Player of the Game:
David Freese
Stats: 2-5, 1 1B, HR, 1 Run, 3 RBI's
Summary:
Freese came through big with Berkman on first after Holliday and Beltran went back-to-back. His home run was the longest one of the game. Freese also came through with a hard single into center in his next at-bat with runners on the corners and two outs. He's proven in the two games so far that his heroic clutch hits last postseason were a sign of yet to come and not just a fluke.

Summary of the Game:
Jaime appeared the whole game like he never had his stuff working. He fanned only three while walking two. However, he worked through his mechanical problems and earned a quality start as well as a victory. Hopefully he can locate and get consistent movement on his pitches his next time out.

Out of the bullpen, J.C. Romero gave up two line drive singles to the only two hitters faced. Not a good sign. But thanks to some fancy ground balls induced by Mitchell Boggs, no runs were added to Romero's resumé. Mitchell was rewarded after getting three clutch outs with two runners on by being sent out to the next inning. He gave up a lead off single the next inning, but also struck out two batters to strand the runner at first. If you just look at the box score for Kyle McClellan, you will see that he allowed three runs in one inning. What the box score won't tell you is that one of the runners reached base on a strikeout. McClellan's great curveball bounced in the dirt and Yadi blocked it, but he thought it went to his left but the ball reflected off of his chest protector toward his right. The second runner reach base on a hit by pitch. McClellan was up 1-2 and threw an inside curveball which didn't break and softly hit him in the shoulders. The next batter, George Kottaras, hit a home run to deep center.

Offensively, every hitter contributed. Literally, every position player got at least one hit, and every starter besides Descalso scored a run. No one had a four hit game, but everyone hit.....and the Brewers gave up seven walks. Shane Robinson, Eric Komatsu, and Matt Carpenter all came off the bench and got pinch hit hits. Carpenter's was a 2 RBI double into right center field. It was a great opportunity for Matheny to watch the young guys get major league at-bats.

Game 2 of 162
Record: 2-0