PITTSBURGH (AP) — Erick Fedde did not give up any hits on Wednesday, but his walks prevented him from throwing a no-hitter.
The St. Louis Cardinals right-hander pitched six innings on Wednesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Four walks drove up his pitch count to 88 and manager Oliver Marmol did not want Fedde to go any further.
Fedde did not factor into the decision as the Pirates won 2-1 on Joey Bart’s RBI single in the 13th inning.
Fedde had thrown 73 and 65 pitches in his first two starts of the season.
“(Marmol) explained to me that he just didn’t want to extend me, and I understood,” Fedde said.