Inside Pitch: Can Cardinals lean on Matthew Liberatore? It's time to find out.
Sports columnists Ben Frederickson and Jeff Gordon break down the Cardinals' stall in Cincinnati, and wonder if Steven Matz would be better off as a reliever moving forward.
Ben Frederickson
Ben Frederickson is a sports columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. You can follow him on Twitter (Ben_Fred), Instagram (benfredpd) and Facebook (BenFredPD).
Jeff Gordon
Jeff Gordon is an online sports columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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Mikolas and former Cardinals' first-rounder Luke Weaver went zero for zero through eight innings, and the Cardinals rested three of their All-Stars.
Nearing the end of a 19-game, 19-day test, Oliver Marmol rested the middle of his order Thursday. An internal 'fatigue tracker' informs that decision.
Starter Miles Mikolas pitched seven shutout innings as the Cardinals split their four-game series vs. the Cincinnati Reds.