Cards get 26 hits, including 4 by pitchers

The Cards just went 26 for 44 against Braves pitching tonight! That's a .591 avg! For the team for a whole game! THe Cards also walked 9 times, for a total of 35 baserunners, for, I believe, a .660 on-base percentage. The bottom of the order (7, 8 and 9) were 12 for 16 (.750), including 4-5 for Yadier Molina, 4-5 for Cesar Izturis, 3-5 for starting pitcher (and killer hitter) Adam Wainwright, and 1-1 on a ground-rule RBI double for reliever Joel Pineiro. The Cards had 21 singles and 5 doubles. They hit into 2 double plays, lost two runners consecutively on caught stealings, and had one sacrifice and one sacrifice fly, and did not bat in the bottom of the ninth, thus explaining why they only had 18 outs counted against them in figuring the batting average. Oh, yeah, they won the game 18-3. It was ace Wainwright's first start since June 7 due to injury. He looked sharp.