Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said it was "just a mix-up" in the seventh inning on Monday night when Allen Craig was thrown out by Rangers catcher Mike Napoli on an attempted steal of second with Albert Pujols at the plate. "On our team, nobody gets thrown under the bus, and that's all I'm going to say about it," La Russa said afterward. Pujols admitted that he had personally signaled the hit-and-run on a play in which Craig did a belly-flop slide that fell short of the bag as he was tagged out. The Rangers then walked Pujols intentionally and Matt Holliday followed with a single -- one that could have scored Craig had he still been on the bases.