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

Missourinet

Your source for Missouri News and Sports

You are here: Home / Sports / Lackey makes it look easy with solid defense behind him as Cardinals grab another from Arizona

Lackey makes it look easy with solid defense behind him as Cardinals grab another from Arizona

August 27, 2015 By Bill Pollock

Mark Reynolds homered against his former team (photo/MLB)

Mark Reynolds homered against his former team (photo/MLB)

After giving up a first inning homer to Paul Goldschmidt, Cardinals starter John Lackey settled down for seven solid innings, letting his defense make plays behind him and picking up a 3-1 victory over Arizona for his 11th win of the season.  Trevor Rosenthal picked up his 40th save of the year.

“We played great defense for sure today,” said Lackey, who allowed a run and seven hits and struck out four. “A lot of balls in play, some tough plays and (got some) double plays, great plays in the outfield. We played absolutely great defense today.”

The Cardinals turned three double plays, giving them a total of eight in the series.  Kolten Wong made two great plays at second base and Tommy Pham flashed leather in the outfield robbing Aaron Hill of an extra base hit.

Former Diamondback Mark Reynolds tied the game at 1-1 with his 11th homer in the fifth.  The Cardinals grabbed the lead in the seventh off reliever David Hernandez.  Wong doubled in Stephen Piscotty who singled to lead off the inning.  Wong then scored on a single from Matt Carpenter.

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Baseball, Sports, St. Louis Cardinals

Subscribe to our daily newsletter


Tweets by Missourinet

Sports

Chiefs tweet “HenneThingIsPossible” after advancing to AFC title game

Chad … [Read More...]

Second half surge pushes Mizzou past A&M

Dru Smith … [Read More...]

Blues pounded by Avs 8-0

The … [Read More...]

Nationally ranked basketball teams postpone next week’s matchup

The third … [Read More...]

Hunt on coming back to KC and Mizzou basketball returns after a pause (PODCAST)

Thanks for … [Read More...]

More Sports

Tweets by missourisports

Archives

Opinion/Editorials

TwitterFacebook

Copyright © 2021 · Learfield News & Ag, LLC