The Cardinals Lost Their 43rd Game

The Cardinals gave up six runs in the final four innings on Friday night to squander an early lead and drop the first game of the second half, 7-6, to the Marlins.

Before the bullpen mangled the situation, the Cardinals belted four dingers—two of which were hit by Tommy Pham in a career-high four-RBI day. But reliever Trevor Rosenthal came on in the seventh and hit Giancarlo Stanton with the bases loaded to drive in a run, then gave up a two-run single, making it the third time he’s allowed an earned run in his last five outings.

St. Louis ultimately lost what was then a tied game when reliever Seung-hwan Oh gave up a two-out, one-run single in the top of the ninth to put the Marlins ahead for good.

The Cardinals are 46-43 and have lost 27 games at home—more than they did all of last season. There’s always the next game!