He was 0-3, made an error and struck out to end a 5-3 St. Louis Cardinals’ loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.
Welcome to Busch Stadium Ronnie Belliard.
His decision to sacrifice bunt with runners at first and third and one out in the fourth inning of last night’s game in the sweltering heat was also questionable. While he drove in a run, it was the inning’s second out.
Yadier Molina, who is barely hitting above .200, drew a walk and Jeff Suppan tied the game at 3 with a single.
An inning later St. Louisan Ryan Howard blasted a home run over the right-field fence and the Phils added an insurance run in the sixth inning.
Jorge Sosa was sharp in his debut out of the Cards’ bullpen, but Redbirds’ bats fell silent for the final five at-bats against Phils’ relievers.
