With the short sprint nature of this season, the Cardinals were hoping to put their foot on the gas and sweep the struggling Pirates. After dispatching the first two members of the Pirates’ rotation, it would have been nice to take advantage of Pirates’ # 3 starter, who was struggling today with both control and command. But despite some nice early defensive plays and baserunning, the Cards’ offense could not properly capitalize on Keller’s mistakes and came up short. Cards’ starter Dakota Hudson started out strong early, scattering 3 singles over the first 3 innings with no walks.
Hudson Dinged for Two Homers in 5-1 Loss to Bucs
