Astros fail in attempt to beat the Cardinals, lose 5 to 4
WP: Maness (5-1)
LP: Wright (0-3)
S: Mujica (25)
contributed by Sphinx Drummond
The city is named for the French King Louis IX but he wasn’t the only Catholic Saint named Saint Louis. In fact Louis IX had a nephew, a prince, a young man who despite his princely standing ignored his own needs and took to serving the poor and feeding the hungry.
Saint Louis of Toulouse only lived to be 23, died of typhoid. He spent a half year of his life doing something really good for others. It is always sad when someone goes before their time. While the emotions were still high, one of his royal relatives pushed for young Louis to be sainted.
Some are canonized sooner than others. Saint Thomas Moore died in 1535 but didn’t receive sainthood until 1935, 400 years after his death. Saint Louis of Toulouse died in 1297 but was canonized in 1317, a mere 20 years after his death. In some ways Saint Louis of Toulouse was the Jim Umbricht of the saints.
The Astros couldn’t capitalize on opportunity when they had the chance, the Cardinals could and did. Chris Carter hit his 18th home run of the year. Wallace went 3 for 4 and raised his average to .225. Lyles wasn’t great but he pitched well enough. Wesley Wright took the loss by surrendering a go ahead two run homer in the seventh.
Yes it was a Wednesday. And like the last loss the team suffered on a Wednesday, it was the bullpen that couldn’t hold a lead. The still impressive record for Wodan’s day is now 10 and 5.
Thursday is a travel day, Friday the Astros face the Tampa Bay Rays in Saint Petersburg (I know nothing about Saint Petersburg other than having a couple of cities named for him.) Dallas Keuchel (4-5, 4.59) will face David Price (3-4, 4.18) in the opener of a three game series.
Time: 3:23.
Attendance: 44,313.
Weather: 85 degrees, Partly Cloudy.