Lohse continues winning streak, Mulder returns as Cards crush Mets
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06/30/2008 -
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kyle Lohse threw seven strong innings to win
his seventh consecutive decision as the Cardinals blew out the New York Mets,
7-1, on a night Mark Mulder made his return to the majors.
Lohse (10-2) allowed five hits and one unearned run while walking two batters
and logging four strikeouts to remain unbeaten over his last 10 outings and
hasn't lost since May 8 at Colorado. The seven-game winning streak ties the
longest of his career.
Mulder yielded two hits and struck out a batter while pitching the ninth
inning - his first major league game of 2008. The Cardinals left-hander is
trying to work his way back from two injury-plagued seasons. He had surgery on
his left shoulder at the end of the 2006 season and missed almost all of 2007.
Monday marked his first career relief appearance in the majors.
Albert Pujols drove in two runs and Chris Duncan clubbed a two-run homer for
the Cardinals, winners of three straight following a three-game skid. Aaron
Miles extended his hitting streak to 12 games, going 3-for-5 with two runs
scored in the opener of the four-game series.
John Maine (8-6) was charged with seven hits and five runs -- three earned --
over four innings for New York, losers in three of its last four games.
The Mets committed three errors and scored their lone run on a Cardinals
miscue.
It was a rough start for Maine, who allowed the first four batters to reach
base, although the Cardinals scored only twice in the first inning. Skip
Schumaker walked, and Miles and Pujols singled to account for the first run.
Rick Ankiel walked to load the bases, and Troy Glaus' double-play grounder
made it a 2-0 margin.
Yadier Molina singled to lead off the bottom of the second, and two outs later
Mets second baseman Luis Castillo let a ball go through his legs on
Schumaker's grounder, leading to the third run.
Glaus doubled in Ankiel in the third and Pujols' base hit in the fourth scored
Miles.
The Mets' only run came in the fifth. Andy Phillips laced a pinch-hit single,
and with two down scored following a Castillo base hit combined with a
throwing error from Ankiel.
Glaus was hit by a pitch from Carlos Muniz to begin the bottom of the inning,
and Duncan followed with a homer to right, his fifth.
The Cardinals, who stranded 11 runners, wasted bases-loaded chances in the
seventh and eighth innings.
Game Notes
Lohse also won seven straight decisions July 25 of last year to April 27 of
this season...Earlier Monday, the Cardinals recalled pitcher Brad Thompson
from Triple-A Memphis on Monday and optioned outfielder Nick Stavinoha to
Memphis.
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Big East Conference odds
Work left to do: Villanova, Syracuse, DePaul, West Virginia, Providence
 Notre Dame and Louisville appear to have done enough to make the move, so we'll make them locks. The Cardinals, despite a modest RPI, are trending way up and have clinched at least a tie for third in the Big East, which should be more than enough with their pair of big road wins. Villanova got back to .500 and gets back to more solid footing. Syracuse got a very important road win and crippled a fellow contender in the process. West Virginia's fate could be in its hands Tuesday at Pitt.
Work left to do:
Villanova [18-9 (7-7), RPI: 21, SOS: 5] Pounded Rutgers to get back to .500. If Cats can get their last two (at UConn, vs. Syracuse), that should be enough with strong computer numbers and a host of wins away from The Pavilion. The Cats have beaten Texas and swept the Big 5 (never easy in Philly), but have a couple of losses to bubble teams (Xavier, Drexel), too. I still think they'll be OK, possibly even at 8-8.
Syracuse [20-8 (9-5), RPI: 53, SOS: 62] History says 10 wins will be plenty, but it might be hard for the Orange to get that last one with a final two vs. G'town, which is trying to win the league title, and at Villanova, which will be desperate for a W. The relative lack of nonconference heft and the weak computer numbers are still concerns, but the Orange have won four in a row and got a very, very big win at Providence on Saturday.
DePaul [16-12 (8-7), RPI: 54, SOS: 18] Beat Cincy and should get past South Florida to get to 9-7, but then what? They have beaten Kansas and Cal (right after the DeVon Hardin injury) earlier this season, but also have lost to Bradley and Purdue, among others. They'll likely need a couple of BE tourney wins, too, but we'll see ...
West Virginia [19-7 (8-6), RPI: 58, SOS: 125] The game at Pitt on Tuesday night could decide the Mountaineers' fate (barring a deep tournament run). They can still get to 9-7 in the Big East without it by beating Cincinnati, but the nine wins would be against UConn, Villanova, St. John's, South Florida, DePaul, Rutgers, Seton Hall twice and the Bearcats. Beating bubble foes is fine, but where's the beef? Outside of beating PG-less UCLA in nonconference play (still a top quality win), there's not a lot to fall back on (besides maybe NC State). WVU vs. Syracuse would be an interesting debate, as the teams don't play in the Big East regular season. WVU has the best win, but Cuse has played the much better schedule.
Providence [17-10 (7-7), RPI: 70, SOS: 33] The Friars likely saw their at-large hopes die at home in the four-point loss to Syracuse, barring an unexpected run to the Big East semis or more. The RPI, bad already, won't be helped by playing St. John's and South Florida in the final two league games.
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