The Cardinals won 5-3. The game lasted until 1:30 a.m. (thanks Pedro Baez.) This team is showing remarkable resiliency, and are frankly unrecognizable.
The rookies went on display today, and got pushed around a bit. Austin Gomber was in and out of trouble for 5 innings, throwing too many balls and allowing too many baserunners. But at the end of the day, only 2 runs were scored on him, so that’s good. You just can’t help but wonder how much longer this fortune is going to last. Dakota Hudson and Jordan Hicks showed the nasty fastballs and breaking balls that make them so fun to watch, but they also showed the control issues that they’ll need to overcome to sustain success in this league.