David Buchanan's April culminated with a less than stellar performance against the Cardinals Thursday afternoon. With Chad Billingsley on the mend and Severino Gonzalez on the roster, Buchanan may be pitching for his roster spot.
David Buchanan saw his Thursday start on a sunny day in St. Louis turn cloudy very quickly. The game began with four straight Cardinal hits and three runs in the first inning, and was downhill from there.
It was a disappointing outing for Buchanan, who lasted just 4.1 innings, allowing seven earned runs on eight hits. He walked three and struck out just one, and fell to 0-5 on the season.