JUPITER, Fla. — Fans back home who had not dozed off after Steven Matz’s very problematic first inning derailed Saturday’s 9-2 Grapefruit League loss to the Marlins were rewarded for their patience.
They got to see something very encouraging from Juan Yepez.
The 24-year-old righthanded-swinging first baseman and sometimes corner outfielder who seems to be a very big part of the Cardinals’ plans for a committee approach to DH fell behind 0-2 to reliever Louis Head in the seventh inning before smacking the next pitch, a 93 mph fastball, into left field to score the only Cardinals run not created by a Paul Goldschmidt homer.