Three out of four ain’t bad. The Cards rested Ozuna, Goldschmidt and Molina in the second game of the doubleheader today with Tyler O’Neill in LF, Rangel Ravelo at 1B and Andrew Knizner catching. Carpenter was at 3B and Tommy Edman rested for the first time in the 4 games. A back-to-back doubleheader sweep would have been nice, but Cards starter Daniel Ponce de Leon couldn’t get any of the 3 Reds batters out that he faced in the top of the 5th. The Cards had a hard time squaring up not only Reds starter Luis Castillo, but also relievers Kevin Gausman and Raisel Iglesias.
Too Many Poor At-Bats Lead to 14 Cardinal Strikeouts and a 5-3 Loss to Reds in Game 2
