Fernando Salas blew his second save opportunity in his last three outings Monday against the Dodgers. This was his fifth blown save and fifth loss of the year. It was far from a typical blown save. Cardinals skipper Tony La Russa sent starter Chris Carpenter out in the ninth with a 1-0 lead and the veteran plunked lead-off hitter Juan Rivera. He was relieved by Arthur Rhodes, who struck out Andre Ethier. La Russa went to Salas, who gave up a triple to Aaron Miles to score the tying run. Salas was then yanked for Jason Motte, who induced a grounder to shortstop Rafael Furcal, who couldn't beat Miles home on the throw. Salas has allowed only two runs since July 21, so we're not at all concerned with his job security.