Marmol ejected defending rookie as Cardinals beat Rockies 7-6
Oli Marmol got tossed defending rookie Hancel Rincon in a hat dispute with umpire Doug Eddings, and the Cardinals still beat the Rockies 7-6 behind Iván Herrera's 3-RBI night.
Herrera's 3 RBI back Pallante at Coors
The Cardinals beat the Rockies 7-6 in Colorado, pushing the record to 71-71 and their last 5 to 3-2. Andre Pallante went 5.0 innings and allowed just 2 hits and 1 earned run, though he worked around 4 walks against a lone strikeout. Iván Herrera did the damage at the plate, going 2-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI.
Rockies7-6Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch called the night 'tipsy,' writing that a blown lead and a blown call nearly cost the Cardinals before Herrera came up clutch in Colorado. In the wild card race, St. Louis is 3.5 games back with an elimination number of 4, tied with Miami for the last spot ahead of Pittsburgh and Cincinnati.
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Rookie pitcher Hancel Rincon's MLB debut was interrupted when umpire Doug Eddings stopped him to fix his hat, and manager Oli Marmol was ejected arguing on his behalf. 'Grow the fuck up,' Marmol told Eddings, according to JomboyMedia's video of the exchange.
Goold folded the ejection into his account of a game that also featured a disputed call going against the Cardinals before Herrera's homer settled it. Between the hat dispute and the near-blown lead, St. Louis needed the extra chaos to still come away with the win.
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The Cardinals are in Colorado tonight, with Matthew Liberatore (5-13, 5.41 ERA) opposing Mason Adams (0-0, 3.00 ERA). Liberatore's last start, on August 30 against the Pirates, went 5.2 innings with 3 earned runs, 9 strikeouts, 2 walks and 6 hits in a loss. Adams last pitched August 30 against the Braves, throwing 5.0 innings with 2 earned runs, 5 strikeouts and 2 walks on 74 pitches without a decision.
St. Louis is favored to win, and the market expects a high-scoring game between two clubs still finding their rotation footing down the stretch. With Adams working on a short track record and Liberatore still searching for consistency, a game trending toward extra runs tracks with what both starters have shown lately.