It’s often called the hang-over game. The day after a team clinches a division championship, players of that team, for some reason, seem a little tired—perhaps dealing with a headache. The Cardinals clinched the National League Central on Monday and fell to the Brewers 6-4 on Tuesday. Jason Marquis got the start for the Cardinals and took the loss, allowing four runs over five innings of work. John Mabry and Marlon Anderson hit solo homers in the loss… Cardinal reliever Julian Tavarez appealed his ten-game suspension on Tuesday. He was accused of putting a foreign substance on the ball in a game on August 20. A final decision is expected today.
