"That's a Winner!" - 9

Eleven hits and 7 walks, plus 4 innings of 1 hit relief ... glorious victory! I almost missed the entire thing, but since getting home I have discovered that Wellemeyer was basically crap, but that Perez was too. That'll do.

Oh, also, Ryan Franklin is 3-for-3 in save attempts. I am thinking the job is his until he loses it.

Suggested reading: Derrick Goold's Bird Land/10@10 pieces on StLToday.com. Interesting tidbit he pointed out: Albert Pujols has swung and missed only 8 of the 229 pitches he has seen thus far this season. Awesome.