Westbrook keeps the Cardinals grounded

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    Westbrook arrived at the non-waiver trade deadline, the St. Louis Cardinals have gotten everything from him that they expected. Well, maybe a few more strikeouts.

    And certainly fewer wins.

    The sinkerballing Westbrook has had four quality starts in four games, struck out at least seven in three of the four, and has won only once since becoming a Cardinal. He's won "points" with his teammates, as manager Tony La Russa explained, by pitching with a snappy pace: "Get it and throw it," the skipper explained. Since he showed up, Westbrook, Adam Wainwright and Chris Carpenter have yet to start a game that became a three-hour, nine-inning slog. Westbrook started a 2-hour, 23-minute 10-inning game, in fact.

    "We've got to play better behind him," La Russa said this past week. "We didn't field particularly well behind him."

    Fielding behind Westbrook is critical.

    Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/sports/base...cle_93009070-b070-11df-8f10-0017a4a78c22.html
     

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