About the only positive things you can say about this game are first, that Dexter Fowler hit a home run on Jackie Robinson Day, and second that the Cards did not have to play a doubleheader. Starter Daniel Ponce de Leon continued to struggle to throw strikes, and got knocked out of the game after 41 pitches and only two outs. The club will have to rethink his spot in the rotation. The Indians outhit the Cards 20-6 and it could have been worse, because they left 12 men on base. Cardinal hurlers threw 234 pitches, which included 8 from a position player, and you can expect to see Rob Kaminsky and perhaps even Roel Ramirez recalled tomorrow from the Alternate Training Site to provide some relief help.
Ponce Exits in First Inning and Indians Smoke Cards 14-2
