Carlos Marmol RP FA Sat 9/22/12 4:49 PM
Carlos Marmol
RP FA
Carlos Marmol snapped a string of 19 consecutive converted saves, when he allowed a solo home run to Carlos Beltran in the ninth inning on Saturday.
Marmol pitched his way out of the inning, only allowing the one run on one hit plus a walk, and also struck out a batter. It was enough to give the Cardinals life though, and they pushed a run across in the 10th to win the game. Even with the setback, it was just his third blown save in 23 chances on the season to go along with a 3.61 ERA and 67/44 K/BB ratio in 52 1/3 innings.