With that in mind and multiple pitches at his fingertips Wednesday, Brebbia freed himself from a jarring stretch through June with 2 1/3 scoreless innings of relief against the Mariners. The righthander struck out a career-best six, killed time waiting for a rally, and typified the bullpen’s elasticity that won the interleague series at T-Mobile Park. Brebbia was one of three relievers to cover the starters with at least 1 1/3 innings of work, and combined the bullpen allowed one run in 13 innings over the three-day series.
In the remaining two games, including Thursday’s 5-4 win, the Cardinals’ relievers handled 9 2/3 scoreless innings and struck out 14 batters against one walk.