Article:Rays vs. Cardinals Game 1 Recap

The ''' Rays came into St. Louis last night in 1 st place of the AL East. It was the first time the Rays have ever been to St. Louis. Andy Sonnanstine baffled the Cardinals with a solid 8 innings of pitching yielding 1 run on 8 hits with 4 strikeouts and 0 walks. Sonnanstine who helped his on cause with 2 hits ended Albert Pujols’ 14 game and ''' Rick Ankiel’s 9 game hitting streaks. His only hiccups coming the form of ''' Chris Duncan’s 8 th inning solo homerun and a rare triple from Troy Glaus. Cardinal starter Braden Looper was thrown for a loop by Rays hitters,  Iwamura had 3 hits and an RBI,  Longoria had a single, and double while playing stellar defense. Rookie Chris Perez called up before the game to replace injured closer Jason Isringhausen made his MLB debut pitching a scoreless 7 th inning and wowing the crowd with a fastball that registered 100mph on the ''' Busch radar gun. Former Redbird Troy Percival pitched a perfect 9 th for his 11 th save of the season to close out the Rays win. Final score Tampa Bay Rays 3 – St. Louis Cardinals 1 the game was not as close as the score would indicate.