ST. LOUIS -- The Royals search for a serviceable No. 5 starter may be on again soon after yet another disappointing outing from right-hander Trevor Cahill.
Cahill, acquired in a pre-Trade Deadline deal with the Padres last month, lasted only 2 1/3 innings, giving up three runs while walking five in an 8-5 loss to the Cardinals on Wednesday. Once again, Royals manager Ned Yost had to go to his beleaguered bullpen early.
Afterward, Yost searched for something positive to say but came up empty.
"He just labored from the first inning on," Yost said.