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I deed nan wall again pinch shot yesterday arsenic I incorrectly thought that Paul Skenes and Zack Wheeler would transportation to a pitcher's duel. Skenes gave up 5 runs successful nan 2nd inning. Wheeler was better, but it wasn't overmuch amended arsenic he allowed 4 earned runs. Two apical pitchers successful nan convention mixed to let 11 runs. We still person a reasonably beardown slate today, truthful let's find a victor successful nan Cardinals vs. Braves game.
The St. Louis Cardinals are putting together a beardown year. I've brought up nan halfway people of nan play successful a fewer articles recently, and nan Cardinals are supra .500 for that checkpoint. The bad news for them is that they are still 8.5 games backmost of nan Brewers successful nan division, and nan Cubs are up of them. Plus, only nan Reds are much than a crippled nether .500 successful nan division. It is apt to beryllium very analyzable trying to get into nan postseason for each of these NL Central teams. However, it is excessively early to deliberation astir that; they conscionable request to get each triumph they can.
St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Dustin May reacts aft throwing a complete crippled one-hitter against nan San Diego Padres astatine Busch Stadium successful St. Louis, Mo., connected June 15, 2026. (Jeff Curry/Imagn Images)
Looking to position them for a triumph successful today's crippled and nan bid is Dustin May. In May's first play pinch nan Cardinals, he is 5-6 for nan play pinch a 4.30 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP. The bad news for him and nan Cardinals is that a roadworthy time crippled is nan worst business for May this season. He has a 6.81 time crippled ERA compared to a 2.05 nighttime game. On nan road, he is pitching to a 4.79 ERA compared to a 3.94 location ERA. His past crippled was against nan Royals, and that was a roadworthy time crippled wherever he allowed six earned runs successful 2 innings of work. In 70 at-bats against May nan Braves person conscionable 14 hits. Half of those hits person travel from Mike Yastrzemski, truthful nan remainder of nan squad is 7-for-56 against him.
Mike Yastrzemski of nan Atlanta Braves reacts during a crippled against nan Pittsburgh Pirates astatine Truist Park successful Atlanta, Ga., connected June 6, 2026. (Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
The Atlanta Braves started nan play arsenic fundamentally nan champion squad successful baseball. They stay successful power of their division, but nan Phillies person been basking connected their heels since they fired their manager. I suppose moreover earlier nan season, we could've predicted that nan Braves and Phillies would beryllium nan 2 champion teams successful nan division. Perhaps immoderate would've included nan Mets, but for me, these were my 2 choices. The Braves are 50-34, and really don't request to make moves astatine nan deadline. They astir apt could conscionable use from afloat wellness pinch nan team.
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I deliberation portion of nan logic that they are having today's starter, Hurston Waldrep, spell is because of immoderate injuries to nan team. Spencer Strider is connected nan injured list, and nan Braves are still looking for a replacement for his production. Waldrep is making conscionable his 2nd quality for nan Braves this season. He only went 2 innings successful alleviation connected Friday against nan Giants. He allowed 2 hits, 4 walks, and 3 strikeouts, truthful he was a spot each complete nan place. Perhaps it was nerves, but he needs to power nan walks. He had a bully play successful 2025, starting 9 games, throwing to a 2.88 ERA and 1.19 WHIP.
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Atlanta Braves' Matt Olson hits a two-run location tally successful nan sixth inning of a shot crippled against nan New York Mets Tuesday, July 12, 2022, successful Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
The Cardinals are not a strikeout-prone team; they rank 5th successful fewest strikeouts per crippled astatine conscionable 7.73. Waldrep averages astir a strikeout per inning complete his career. It should beryllium absorbing to spot if he tin lucifer that here. I don't needfully expect him to person a awesome crippled aliases spell excessively heavy into nan game, but astatine +101, 4 strikeouts is worthy a look.
I deliberation nan champion stake present is to return nan Braves done 5 innings, though. I for illustration May, but he has shown a fewer times this twelvemonth that he pitches poorly during nan day. Athletes get into routines, and May conscionable mightiness require a afloat day to get into his truthful he tin transportation amended astatine night. I don't emotion Waldrep, but I deliberation he tin springiness a fewer coagulated innings, and nan bullpen tin grip nan rest. Give maine nan Braves done five.
