Milwaukee Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals Live Streaming
Thursday, July 1, 2010
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8:15 pm EDT Thu Jul 1, 2010
The St. Louis Cardinals have no qualms handing the ball to their top three starters, but injuries have left the bottom two slots in the rotation in flux for the past six weeks. Blake Hawksworth might be making a convincing audition for one of them. Hawksworth’s recent spot start was an eye-opener for manager Tony La Russa, and he’ll look to make another positive impression Thursday night as the Cardinals open a four-game set with the visiting Milwaukee Brewers. Brad Penny and Kyle Lohse were injured a day apart in late May, and St. Louis has tried four different options to fill in for the veteran right-handers. One of those is Hawksworth, who gave up six runs over four innings in his first major league start June 7 in Los Angeles. After another stint in the bullpen, the righty delivered Saturday in his second opportunity, yielding two hits and two runs - one earned - over five efficient innings in a 5-3 win at Kansas City.
He’ll come into his third start with higher expectations, but he’ll go in with a brief positive history against the Brewers. Hawksworth hasn’t allowed a run versus Milwaukee in six relief appearances spanning eight innings. The Cardinals will be trying to bounce back after failing to complete yet another three-game sweep. St. Louis left 14 men on base in a 4-2 loss to Arizona on Wednesday, the eighth time it has won the first two games of a series before dropping the finale. St. Louis has swept one four-game and one two-game series this season, but hasn’t completed a three-game sweep since Sept. 7-9 at Milwaukee. The Brewers swept three from Minnesota to begin a nine-game homestand, and followed by taking two of three from Seattle. But Ken Macha’s club closed with a thud, dropping two of three to Houston after losing Wednesday’s finale 5-1.
