St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 6, 2021
Cards' Ponce de Leon finds command, controls Marlins 4-1
St. Louis Cardinals Nolan Arenado (28) congratulates Tommy Edman (19) after Edman hit a homerun in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Monday, April 5, 2021, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)MIAMI—Daniel Ponce de Leon probably wasn’t the trendy pick to become the first Cardinals starter to last past five innings this season, in part because he is in the rotation due to others being hurt. And, in larger part, because he has had trouble commanding counts.