Jason Motte appears in danger of losing his closer job. The Cardinals rookie pitched to three Houston batters in the ninth inning, giving up a pair of singles sandwiched around a fly out. That was enough for Tony La Russa, who pulled Motte for Kyle McClellan. McClellan finished the job with a strikeout of Kaz Matsui followed by a fielder's choice ground out off the bat of Hunter Pence. Cardinals win, 5-3.
Fantasy Impact: Motte's confidence must be sinking. After he surrendered four runs on four hits on opening night, Ryan Franklin became the standby closer for game two and Dennys Reyes picked up a save the next night. Now Motte gets pulled for another youngster who, like Motte, had just one career save before Friday night.
It looks like closer by committee in St. Louis until a hot hand emerges, and a solitary stud is what La Russa would like to see emerge.
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