Los Angeles Angels vs St. Louis Cardinals Live Streaming

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8:15 pm EDT Fri May 21, 2010

After dealing with injuries and inconsistency around the time he turned 30, Joel Pineiro had a mid-career renaissance while winning 15 games last season with the St. Louis Cardinals. Brad Penny is trying to steal Pineiro’s script. Now pitching for the Los Angeles Angels, Pineiro will kick off interleague play by facing his former team Friday night in St. Louis, where Penny looks to bounce back from his worst start of 2010. Pineiro had a 5.15 ERA while limited to 25 starts due to injuries in 2008, but he went 15-12 with a 3.49 ERA and helped the Cardinals win the NL Central last year, earning a two-year, $16 million deal with the Angels. He’s been living up to that contract lately, tossing 15 1-3 shutout innings in his last two starts. Pineiro pitched a four-hitter in a 4-0 win over Oakland on Sunday for his first shutout with the Angels.

Penny, like Pineiro a 31-year-old, made an unsuccessful foray into the AL last year, posting a 5.61 ERA in 24 starts with Boston after his 2008 season had been cut short by shoulder problems. He finished the year by pitching well for San Francisco, however, then signed with St. Louis. Although he has lost four straight outings, Penny began the year with seven consecutive quality starts before allowing seven runs and 13 hits in five innings of a 7-2 loss at Cincinnati on Sunday. St. Louis has steadied by winning three of its last four, retaking first place in the Central from the Reds after Thursday’s 4-2 win over Florida. Matt Holliday doubled twice and drove in two runs, ending a six-game stretch without an RBI. Holliday has only 16 RBIs after driving in 55 runs in 63 games with the Cardinals last year.