PITTSBURGH • If asked to describe the “ideal pitcher” he could be, lefty Austin Gomber said he would be able to provide a description, maybe a list.
Now, though, he just has to point to a box score.
Coming off the most dominant start of his professional career — one that he called “obviously the best start I’ve ever had” — Gomber received his first promotion to the majors Sunday morning in the latest of the Cardinals’ roster retools. In need of some relief, the Cardinals returned Jack Flaherty to Class AAA Memphis, for a second time this season, and added Gomber for the foreseeable future.