Instead, the Los Angeles Angels cracked a pair of home runs into the left-field stands and crushed those hopes in a cruel and gut-wrenching way. The game-changing home runs came at the expense of Giovanny Gallegos, one of the team’s most reliable relief pitchers, in the top of the ninth inning of the Cardinals’ 6-4 loss to the Angels on Wednesday night at Busch Stadium.
The final inning and the moments following the final out of the game featured a not-so-sweet serenade of boos from the crowd of fans in attendance.
The loss puts the Cardinals (10-21) in the position of having to win to avoid a series sweep at the hands of the Angels (17-14).