After a series of fantastic defensive plays, everything sort of settled down in the sixth, with both Jaime García and Colby Lewis adding to their streaks of goose eggs in relatively routine fashion.
Cardinals vs. Rangers: Still Scoreless After 6 Innings
García did allow a one-out single to Ian Kinsler in the top of the sixth, but Kinsler was erased when Elvis Andrus -- so good with the glove tonight -- grounded into a double play.
Colby Lewis responded in the bottom of the sixth by getting Jon Jay on a fly ball, Albert Pujols on a grounder to third, and Lance Berkman on a strikeout.
It was just the third strikeout for Lewis, but he’s now thrown 86 pitches in six innings. Meanwhile, García’s got six strikeouts but has thrown only 75 pitches. Tony La Russa must be conflicted ... You know he wants to call the bullpen, but on the other hand you can’t really yank a starter who’s pitched brilliantly and isn’t anywhere near 100 pitches, right?
Maybe if the Cardinals get a couple of runners on base in the bottom of the seventh, because La Russa can't let García bat for himself with runners on base. Not in this game.
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