The Marlins Jeremy Hermida hit a walk off homer off relief pitcher Jason Motte to hand the Cardinals their fifth loss in a row, 4-3 the final. Chris Duncan and Rick Ankiel drove in runs in the third inning of Marlins ace Josh Johnson, but the Marlins battled back in this game featuring both staff’s aces.

Neither Johnson or Cardinals’ ace Chris Carpenter would get a decision.  Carpenter was good, but wasn’t spectacular as he had been in his previous starts.  He only gave up three runs (which was a season high) on six hits and a walk, but he gave up the three run cushion his team gave him by allowing two in the bottom of the third.

Emilio Bonifacio doubled in two runs with one out and then the Marlins tied the game in the fifth when Bonifacio hit one back up the middle that Carpenter couldn’t handle.

This game was just one of those where the Cardinals didn’t get any bounces to go there way.  That’s how it goes sometimes during this slumps or streaks.  
The Cardinals are keeping the head’s up knowing this is just a bad cycle that they will 
fight through.