ST. LOUIS -- After his last start, Joe Musgrove said he was moving in the right direction and made his destination clear: "I've still got a long ways to go for me to be among the elite pitchers in the game."
For now, Musgrove is looking to keep proving himself as a starter. He struck out eight and sandwiched a brilliant stretch between a pair of two-run innings in the Pirates' 11-5 loss to the Cardinals on Tuesday night at Busch Stadium, an outing that showed Musgrove's tremendous potential and his room for improvement.
Pittsburgh's bullpen gave up seven runs after Musgrove exited, sealing its second straight loss and pushing them to two games below .