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  Cy
Young...er...Bud Norris...shuts
down Cards again
ST.
LOUIS, MO. (CBSsports.com)
- Bud Norris probably would like
to face the St. Louis Cardinals
every time out. He's already
beaten them three times this
season. Norris won only his
fourth game overall and the
Houston Astros got career highs
of six RBI and four hits from
rookie Angel Sanchez, stretching
their winning streak to seven
with an 18-4 rout on Tuesday.
"I'm going out there to win
ballgames, wherever it is or
whoever it's against,"
Norris said. "Any time I
can help this team win, that's
my job." Colby Rasmus and
Matt Holliday homered for the
Cardinals, who will try to avoid
getting swept by Houston for the
second time at home this season
behind 11-game winner Chris
Carpenter on Wednesday night.
The Astros have won five
straight in St. Louis, and have
outscored the opposition 57-12
during their longest winning
streak since an eight-gamer from
Aug. 27-Sept. 3, 2008.
"It's a pretty amazing
night for me," Sanchez
said. "Plus we won the
game, so that's a really good
day." Houston had a
five-run second against rookie
Jaime Garcia (9-5) and scored
four in the sixth, seventh and
eighth against the St. Louis
bullpen. Manager Tony La Russa
couldn't wait for the game to
end. "I was hoping for one
of two things, either the 10-run
rule or the seven-inning thing
in the minor leagues when you
play a doubleheader." La
Russa said. "We finished
it. It was agony." Chris
Johnson had two hits and three
RBI and Pedro Feliz had three
hits and two RBI for the Astros,
who were 13 for 19 with runners
in scoring position. They missed
the franchise record for runs by
one and had a season-best 22
hits. Garcia, who leads NL
rookies with nine wins, gave up
eight runs and 10 hits in five
innings. He missed his first
shot at becoming the team's
first rookie to reach double
figures in victories since 2002,
although only one run in the
Astros' five-run second was
earned. La Russa said the Astros
knew what was coming much of the
time. "He got to where he
was tipping pretty much
everything he was throwing, and
they're pretty sharp over
there," La Russa said.
"I don't know how much that
affected him because he was
throwing the ball down the
middle at times." Norris
(4-7) is 5-1 with a 2.27 ERA in
six career starts against the
Cardinals and had allowed only
one run in 20 innings in his
first three career appearances
in St. Louis, all victories. He
lost to the Cardinals last month
in Houston and was not nearly as
dominant this time either,
allowing four runs in six
innings to hike his Busch
Stadium ERA to 1.73. Just don't
ask Norris why. "You keep
bringing it up, too, that's the
funny part," he said to a
reporter. "I have no
idea." Sanchez, acquired
from Boston on July 1, had a
two-run double in the second and
a three-run triple in the sixth.
He missed two chances for the
cycle and a first career homer,
hitting an RBI single in the
seventh but taking a called
third strike with the bases
loaded in the eighth. Sanchez
entered the game with eight RBI
in 83 at-bats and easily topped
his previous best of two RBIs on
July 31 against the Brewers.
Rasmus hit his 18th homer with
one out in the first. Allen
Craig and Skip Schumaker had RBI
singles in the fourth to cut the
Astros' lead to 6-3, with Albert
Pujols running through third
base coach Jose Oquendo's stop
sign on Schumaker's hit and then
scoring standing up on a wide
throw to the plate by right
fielder Hunter Pence. The Astros
pounced on relievers Mitchell
Boggs, Dennys Reyes and Mike
MacDougal for 11 hits and 10
runs over the next three
innings. Aaron Miles, who
started at shortstop, pitched
the ninth and allowed a hit. But
Miles' throwing error opened the
door for the Astros' big second.
"It hurts, and you play the
rest of the game as hard as you
can," Miles said. "I'm
glad I could save an inning for
the bullpen."
 Blues
resign David Perron to 2-year
deal
ST. LOUIS, MO. (STLBlues.com) -
St. Louis Blues Executive Vice
President and General Manager
Doug Armstrong announced
Wednesday the club has re-signed
forward David Perron to a
two-year contract. “David has
proven to be a key forward on
our club and we look forward to
his continued development with
us,” said Armstrong. “We are
expecting David to grow into a
complete player at this
level.” “I love playing in
St. Louis and in front of our
fans,” said Perron. “For the
past three seasons they have
treated me great and I can’t
wait for the season to start.”
Perron, 22, tied for fourth on
the Blues with 47 points while
setting new career highs in
goals (20), power play goals
(five), shots (166) and games
played (82) in 2009-10. In
addition, Perron set a
single-game career high with
three assists on April 9 vs.
Anaheim as well as matching a
career-long with two different
five-game point streaks.
Overall, the 6-0, 200-pound
left-winger ranked third on the
Blues in goals, tied for third
in both game-winning goals (two)
and power play goals and sixth
in both assists (27) and shots
(166). Perron’s other season
milestones included scoring his
first career shorthanded goal
October 23 vs. Minnesota,
notching his first career
hat-trick November 10 vs.
Vancouver and becoming the
youngest player in Blues history
to play in 200 games with the
club on February 4 vs. San Jose.
In three NHL season’s with the
Blues, Perron has totaled 225
games and 124 points including
48 goals and 76 assists. The
Montreal, Quebec native was
originally drafted by St. Louis
in the first round (26th
overall) in the 2007 NHL Entry
Draft.
Blues
announce ticket prices for
upcoming season
ST. LOUIS, MO.
(STLBlues.com) - To coincide
with the release of the 2010-11
schedule, the St. Louis Blues
have released the ticket prices
for the upcoming season. Blues
single game prices for the
2010-11 season will be broken
down into five categories
(Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze
and Value). A breakdown of
these categories and prices can
be found below. Season tickets
are on sale now and for
information call 314-622-BLUE or
visit stlouisblues.com. Single
game tickets will go on sale at
a later date. "Fans are
encouraged to purchase season
tickets as they will see
significant savings off the gate
price," said CEO of St. Louis
Blues Enterprises, Peter McLoughlin.
"This year's tiered
pricing structure represents a
completely new way of selling
single game tickets, but we feel
this method will make Blues
games accessible for as many
fans as possible." The Blues
will open the regular season
with consecutive home games on
Saturday, Oct. 9 vs. the
defending Eastern Conference
Champion Philadelphia Flyers and
Monday, Oct. 11 vs. the Anaheim
Ducks before embarking on a
three-game road trip starting on
Oct. 14 in Nashville. The Blues
will have a fan friendly
schedule for the upcoming season
that consists of 20 home games
on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Blues
open home portion Oct 9; full
schedule out
ST. LOUIS, MO. (STLBlues.com)
- The St. Louis Blues and the
National Hockey League have
released the 2010-11 regular
season schedule. The Blues will
open the regular season with
consecutive home games on
Saturday, Oct. 9 vs. the
defending Eastern Conference
Champion Philadelphia Flyers and
Monday, Oct. 11 vs. the Anaheim
Ducks before embarking on a
three-game road trip starting on
Oct. 14 in Nashville. The Blues
will have a fan friendly
schedule for the upcoming season
that consists of 20 home games
on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
"Once again we have filled our
home schedule to include plenty
of weekend games with many great
match-ups at Scottrade Center
this season,"¯ said CEO of St.
Louis Blues Enterprises, Peter McLoughlin. St. Louis will play
six games (three home and three
away) against each of its four
fellow members of the Central
Division in the Western
Conference: Chicago Blackhawks,
Columbus Blue Jackets, Detroit
Red Wings, and Nashville
Predators and will play four
games (two home and two away)
against each of its remaining
Western Conference opponents.
Six of the eight Eastern
Conference 2009-10 playoff teams
will visit Scottrade Center this
season. Sidney Crosby and the
2009 Stanley Cup Champion
Pittsburgh Penguins travel to
St. Louis on Saturday, Oct. 23
while 2008 and 2009 MVP Alex
Ovechkin and the Washington
Capitals come to town on
Wednesday, Dec. 1. In addition,
the Blues will host the Carolina
Hurricanes, Montreal Canadiens,
New Jersey Devils and Ottawa
Senators and the three teams
from the East that the Blues
will play a home-and-home set
against include the Atlanta
Thrashers, New York Rangers and
Washington. Among the other
highlights on the 2010-11
schedule:
-- St. Louis will have six
Friday, 12 Saturday and two
Sunday home games.
-- The Blues host a five-game
holiday homestand from Dec.
23-Jan. 2 including a game
against the 2010 Stanley Cup
Champion Chicago Blackhawks.
-- St. Louis will play 10 home
games in the month of December,
the most home games they have
played in any month in franchise
history.
-- The Blues will host Anaheim
on Monday, Oct. 11 at 1:00 p.m.
(Columbus Day) and Chicago on
Monday, Feb. 21 at 1:00 p.m.
(Presidents Day).
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Fast Talk Live, AM-1240,
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