Renteria Leads Cardinals In Rout
Associated Press
September 18, 2003
St. Louis - Edgar Renteria had four hits and five RBIs, and Woody Williams rebounded from his worst start of the year to combine on a three-hitter as the St. Louis Cardinals routed the Milwaukee Brewers 13-0 Thursday night.
The Cardinals won three of four against the Brewers but remained five games behind Houston, the NL Central leader, with eight games to go. The Cardinals host the Astros in a three-game series starting Friday night.
St. Louis finished the season series 11-3 against Milwaukee.
Williams (16-9) set a career best for victories, topping his 15-win season in 2001 for the Padres and Cardinals. He allowed three hits in seven innings, struck out six and walked two. Steve Kline and Josh Pearce each worked a hitless inning of relief.
In his previous outing on Sept. 12, Williams allowed nine runs in 3 2-3 innings during a 14-5 loss at Houston. Before Thursday, he had been 1-6 with a 6.08 ERA in his previous 10 outings.
Williams worked out of his only jam in the second, leaving the bases loaded. He fell behind 3-1 on pitcher Matt Kinney before getting an inning-ending groundout on a 3-2 pitch.
Renteria was 4-for-4 with two doubles, two singles and a walk. He had an RBI single in the fifth, an RBI double in the seventh and a three-run double in the eighth to tie his career best.
Scott Rolen reached 100 RBIs for the third straight season, hitting his 28th homer in the second and adding a run-scoring single in the fifth. Rolen has 101 RBIs after driving in 110 last year for the Phillies and Cardinals.
He also hit his 46th double in the seventh, reaching a career high, and scored on Renteria's double.
Eduardo Perez hit a three-run homer in a five-run fifth off Kinney (10-12) as the Cardinals made it 7-0.
Kinney lasted 4 2-3 innings, giving up seven runs and 10 hits with seven strikeouts and five walks. In his last three starts, Kinney has surrendered 17 runs in 14 2-3 innings.
Notes: Kinney was 0-3 against the Cardinals, allowing 16 runs in 13 2-3 innings. ... Jim Edmonds, 1-for-10 in the series, was removed from the lineup about a half-hour before game time. No reason was given. ... Albert Pujols is 9-for-21 in his last five games after singling in four at-bats. ... Scott Podsednik was 0-for-4 after going 6-for-14 in his previous four games. The Brewers' CF threw out a runner at the plate in the second. ... Renteria has three five-RBI games in his career, the previous on April 13 at Houston.
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