• Home
  • News
    • Business
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
    • Legislature
    • Politics / Govt
  • Sports
    • The Bill Pollock Show
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support

Missourinet

Your source for Missouri News and Sports

You are here: Home / News / Pujols Doubles In Game Winner In 9th For St. Louis

Pujols Doubles In Game Winner In 9th For St. Louis

April 26, 2006 By admin Leave a Comment

Albert Pujols is slowly evolving from a baseball player to someone you would find in a fictional baseball novel. Seemingly, every time the Cardinals need a lift late in the game, he provides it. With Roberto Hernandez on the mound for Pittsburgh, the Cardinals’ first baseman ripped a one-out double down the left field line and David Eckstein raced in from second base to give the Cardinals a 4-3 win. The hit came with two strikes. Eckstein and Hector Luna hit back-to-back singles to set up Pujols game-winner.

Just moments earlier, the Cardinals had their hearts ripped out when Jason Isringhausen surrendered a two-out home run to Jose Hernandez in the top of the ninth to tie it 3-3. Isringhausen went from potential save, to potential loss, to getting the win. It was his second blown save of the season.

Starting pitcher Mark Mulder lasted 7 2/3 innings and gave up two runs off five hits and five walks.

Also getting RBI’s for the Cardinals were Scott Spiezio, Aaron Miles and Juan Encarnacion. Spiezio’s RBI single in the bottom of the first gave the Cardinals a 1-0 lead. Miles drove in a run with a single, as well, and that put St. Louis on top 2-0.

After Craig Wilson’s two-run homer off Mulder in the fourth inning, Encarnacion broke the 2-2 tie with a sacrifice fly to score Eckstein.

With the win, the Cardinals have now won nine of their last eleven games. In seven series this season, they’ve won six.

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: News

Subscribe to our daily newsletter

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published.



Tweets by Missourinet

Sports

I wonder what Charles Barkley thought about those SEC officials? (PODCAST)

Thanks for … [Read More...]

Scott Rolen makes big jump in Hall of Fame voting

No players … [Read More...]

Tough time stopping Cooper as Mizzou falls to Auburn

12th … [Read More...]

Perron scores twice, Blues top Vegas in shootout

David … [Read More...]

Numbers and stats on Brady that will make this Chiefs Super Bowl win even sweeter (PODCAST)

Thanks for … [Read More...]

More Sports

Tweets by missourisports

Archives

Opinion/Editorials

TwitterFacebook

Copyright © 2021 · Learfield News & Ag, LLC