Cardinals reliever Ryan Franklin wants to regain his closing job with the team. Franklin understands he'll have to pitch through some mop-up innings in order to get his old job back. "Right now it's just a matter of taking steps to where I was as the closer," said Franklin, who shaved his ERA from 9.20 to 7.79 with his second-longest outing of the season. "The last couple times have been steps. I think the whole thing is getting out there now and getting more pitching under my belt in game situations."