Do you know how long it’s been since a Cardinals pitcher had 4 RBIs in a single game?
17 days, actually.
BUT STILL!!!
Take a look at Carlos Martinez’s thunderstick:
Who needs a DH? @Tsunamy27 doesn't! #PitchersWhoRake https://t.co/1sjrc8DlrY
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) May 8, 2017
That was 3, but he wasn’t done:
"LOL all four runs scored in this game have been driven in by Carlos Martinez. I love this game." – @HighStarkSunday #stlcards pic.twitter.com/qCl7d8F1KL
— cardinalsgifs (@cardinalsgifs) May 9, 2017
He showed some above average pitching, too:
carlos martinez #trails
100 on the black pic.twitter.com/CQPK1WIhuc— cardinalsgifs (@cardinalsgifs) May 9, 2017
And just like that, the Cardinals are sitting atop the NL Central with a .5 game lead over the Cincinnati Reds. They’re 3 games over .500 for the first time in 2017 and winners of 4 in a row (averaging 7.5 runs/game during the win streak).
Things are looking up after a bleak start. Even the President recently jumped on board the bandwagon:
Yesterday, the #STLCards won a tremendous victory in 14 innings, while the totally overrated Cubs played all night and lost in 18. Sad!
— Cardinals Trump (@CardinalsTrump) May 8, 2017
Martinez’s impressive start was almost enough for people to quit talking about his hair.
Almost.
https://twitter.com/CaptainWeil/status/861737346533920769
@Tsunamy27 don't change the hair again. Catching fire 🔥
— sandy (@walex_sanders) May 9, 2017
He cut the hair now back to balling! 🙌🏾
— Jay (@ItsJustJay_7) May 8, 2017
Gotta be the hair thing!
— groovesonmyhosel (@dnorm223) May 8, 2017
The Cardinals face Dan Straily tonight, who has been averaging only 5 innings per start this season with a beefy 4.65 ERA. It’s a chance for Adam Wainwright to get his record back to even (currently 2-3) while ratcheting down his 6.30 ERA and 1.97 WHIP.
Or just hit 5 RBIs to one-up Carlos.
Either way.
Photo: Edwardsville Intelligencer
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