The day when nothing happened.
Things did not look good from the outset. Wainwright had a very shaky top of the 1st and was lucky to get out of the jam with a little help from his friends, specifically Skip Schumaker robbing the real 2007 Rookie of the year Troy Tulowitzki. Wainwright did not have a good curve in the first and really struggled with his location, both with the curve and more importantly his fastball.
But then the home half of the 1st inning started and someone forgot to tell Jeff Francis. Talk about not being able to locate. Francis walked 3 in the first on 12 pitches and Rick Ankiel and Yadier Molina made him pay, 4 – 1 Cardinals after the first.
Mr. Pujols just missed ripping an extra base hit in the first, stinging the ball but also getting it towards the end of the bat. He got all of one in the 2nd and put the Birds up 5 – 1.
Wainwright, after a 1, 2, 3 second inning, looked much stronger in the third inning, and left Matt Holliday hanging at the plate, wondering just how he might be able to handle that kind of bender in the future, as it mystified him for a big time K to end the visitors half of the third.
The rains came in the bottom of the third with Cesar Izturis on base AGAIN! After an hour and a half rain delay, the game was called and rescheduled for April 1, 2008.
And how about that pitching match-up for an April Fool’s Day Opener? Kippy Wells vs. Kyle Loshe.
