The St. Louis Cardinals challenged the the Cincinnati Reds yesterday at Busch Stadium with the Cardinals earning the win 4 to 1. It was one heck of a game that devotees with Cards baseball tickets will definitely cherish. Baseball isn’t the only game in town. See what other cheap sports tickets are out there.

Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter (2.76 ERA) got the win, while Sam LeCure (3.97 ERA) took the loss for the Reds. Chris Carpenter went 8 solid innings for the Cardinals, allowed 4 hits, no home runs and one earned run with no walks and 4 strikeouts. The Reds’s starter Sam LeCure went 5.1 innings, allowed 6 hits, no home runs and 3 earned runs with 4 walks and 4 strikeouts. Danny Herrera (3.00), Logan Ondrusek (11.88), Arthur Rhodes (0.40), and Enerio Del Rosario (3.00) also pitched for the Reds. With the win, Carpenter’s record goes to 7-1, while LeCure is at 1-1. Kyle McClellan earned the save for the Cardinals, bringing his saves up to 1.

In addition to the 4 runs, the Cardinals scored 9 hits and committed no errors. It wasn’t a huge day for anyone at the plate for the Cardinals, as nobody managed more than 2 hits. Albert Pujols had a tough day at the plate, leaving 4 runners on base. The Reds didn’t have anyone with a big night with not one batter getting more than 2 hits. The Reds got one run, 4 hits and no errors.

Umpiring duties were performed by Jerry Crawford, Brian O’Nora, Scott Barry and Chris Guccione. There were 39,295 Cardinals ticket holders in attendance at Busch Stadium.

The win puts the Cardinals at a record of -, ( games behind the division leader), while the loss brings the Reds to -, ( games behind first place in the division). Next up for the Cardinals are the (-) at the Cardinals’s Busch Stadium. If you are in the area you might want to check out what’s available for tickets because that game should be a good one. The Reds will next take on the (-) at Great American Ball Park in what should be a very good game of MLB baseball. Buy your tickets today and take in all the thrills.