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Cardinals vs. Phillies
Recently, trade rumors surrounding Roy Halladay have been swarming. Friday, however, it was Holliday, not Halladay that got traded. The Oakland Athletics traded star player Matt Holliday for four star prospects to the St. Louis Cardinals. Among the prospects is star up and coming third baseman Brett Wallace.
Holliday traveled from New York to Philadelphia to make his debut with the St. Louis Cardinals against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies have been hot following the All Star break, and looked to extend their good fortune. Friday, however, belonged to Matt Holliday and the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Cards scored 8 runs in a romp of the Phillies 8-1. Holliday went 4-5 on the day and drove in a run against the Phillies. The Cardinals had a total of 15 hits on the night including a 4 run inning in the 6th. Julio Lugo also contributed big on Friday with a homer and a triple.
The Phillies weren’t able to mount any comeback against the St. Louis pitching staff. Joel Pineiro was solid Friday against the Phillies. He allowed no runs in 6 innings and gave up just 4 hits. The Phillies got their only run in the 7th inning after Pineiro left the game.
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