Who had the bright idea to give the Pirates this night off? We'll have to settle with looking in at the competition.
The Cardinals beat the Reds, 7-2, and still lead the division by seven games. They are twenty-some games over .500. Angry man Matt Morris was OK for six before handing the game over to the usual suspects. Edgar Renteria, possibly embarrassed by his not-up-to-Jack-Wilson-standards play in the All-Star game, had a shitload of hits. Say what you want about their run differential, the Reds are still five games over .500. With Wily Mo Pena working his way into a can't-bench starting gig, the Reds will turn that run differential around in a few games.
The Cubs beat the Brewers, 4-1. One of their young starters--I forget his name--left the game with some kind of discomfort in his elbow. Unfortunately, they just moved Jimmy Anderson to Boston so they'll have to look elsewhere for starting depth if the kid is out for a while. Glendon Rusch came in and pitched a bunch of innings in relief. The Cubs are eight over .500 and own second place. The Brewers are three over and sit in fourth.
The Astros and the Pirates had the night off.
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