Cardinals Vs. Astros: Cardinals Bat Around, Jump Out To 5-0 Lead

The Cardinals started their game with the news that Atlanta had jumped ahead of Philadelphia, 3-1. No pressure, St. Louis!

But if the Cards were feeling pressure, they didn't show it right away. Jon Jay and Allen Craig hit singles to lead off the top of the first, and then Albert Pujols doubled down off the left-field wall. Remember the ball that Pujols hit against Brad Lidge in 2006? It was like that, just much lower, and he wasn't on some sort of equine creature this time. This Pujols guy might develop into quite the hitter someday.

With a 1-0 lead already, Lance Berkman roped a single to right field to score a run, and then David Freese doubled to deep, deep left field -- just to the right of the Crawford Boxes -- to score another run, making it 3-0. Then Skip Schumaker hit a single off Brett Myers's glove for the fourth run of the inning. Nick Punto hit a single to left to make it 5-0. At this point, I'm guessing Myers's inner monologue went something like this.

Phew. No pressure, Atlanta! Funny how that can change so quickly, probably because Brett Myers is a jerk who hates the Braves. Also, I'm starting to think the Astros might not have a