St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Carlos Martinez smiles as he jokes with his teammates in the dugout in the ninth inning with Cardinals leading 5-2 during a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Lous Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
David CarsonAs the Cardinals are about to embark Wednesday on a six-man rotation—Johan Oviedo will be the sixth starter--for a couple of turns through the rotation in the midst of 17 games in 17 days, the main aspect is to give the five starters they’ve been using lately an extra day of rest.