Nick Punto got a bloop RBI single in his first day back playing in the major leagues. For a guy who hasn’t seen much major league pitching this year and hasn’t played a real game in probably two months, it was a pretty solid performance for him.
Today’s offensive performance was what I like to see. No homers, but actually getting quality hits for the RBI.
Also, I don’t think I’ve ever seen such varied performance in games in a double header that we got today from Ryan Theriot. He went 4-for-5 in game 1 and then went 0-for-5 in game 2.
Hero of the Game: After much consideration, mainly between Lance Berkman and Jason Motte, I chose Berkman. Berkman added RBI in both the bottom of the 4th and the bottom of the 5th to help the Cardinals answer to the Nationals who tried to keep up with the Cards. I considered Motte because he shut them down in the 6th after the Cardinals solidified their lead. But it’s Berkman. (3-for-4, 1 R, 2 RBI)
Zero of the Game: Ryan Theriot’s slow game 2 earns him this honor. I considered Punto, but he had an RBI and he hasn’t played a real game all year. (0-for-5, 3 LOB)
