JUPITER, Fla. -- The Cardinals' bullpen split up on Friday, and for the first time in nearly a week, it blinked. Ryan Sherriff struggled in a four-run sixth in a 4-2 loss to the Nationals in West Palm Beach, Fla., while Tyler Lyons allowed a run in St. Louis' 4-2 win over the Marlins in Jupiter.
Together, the lefties brought a concurrent end to a 15-inning scoreless streak strung together by St. Louis relievers, who had been so dominant lately that pitching coach Mike Maddux quipped: "If we could have a 16-man 'pen, we'd be stylin.