On Tuesday, rookie fireballer Jordan Hicks, who factors as a dominant setup man, was given a night off because he had pitched the two preceding days. Closer Greg Holland isn’t here yet but will be next week. Luke Gregerson, who has considerable closing experience in his career, isn’t far behind as he heals from a hamstring injury.
But the Cardinals’ bullpen is what it is now. And, while stout in throwing 3 1/3 scoreless innings on Monday, it yielded two runs in both the eighth and ninth innings on Tuesday with Leone, who had just one save before with Toronto, missing out on his first National League save, which would have marked Jack Flaherty’s first major league victory.