Luke Weaver had an incredibly effective 1st inning. He got Inciarte to ground out to 2B on the first pitch, battled Albies to a full count and got him to chase an elevated fastball for strike 3, and then also got Freeman to pop out on the first pitch - this one to Ozuna down the LF line. He threw just 10 pitches.
Max Fried answered Weaver’s strong start with one of his own. Though Carpenter worked him to a full count, the Cardinal 3rd baseman could only line out softly to 2B on the payoff pitch.