PHOENIX — The 19-inning game that carried on and on and on deep into the desert night Tuesday, did more than cost the Cardinals sleep before they trudged off to the team bus at about 2,30 a.m. local time.
They had to use the bullpen to swallow 12 innings. They likely tapped out Ryan Helsley for the day, Giovanny Gallegos for a full innings, and definitely Daniel Ponce de Leon until the weekend. The Cardinals also had to lean hard on the regulars with 19 innings from so many of the starters that there never was a double switch, a pitcher never hit outside of the No.