This is your Cardinals News, Rumors, and Commentary Roundup for the Morning of June 30, 2021.
” Is it safe to say he was pitching for his rotation spot on Tuesday? “I think that’s a reasonable statement,” Shildt said. “They made me wake up,” Martínez said. I’m just glad he’s out of the NL West.” Such plays were more than enough help for Carlos Martínez, who, with his back against the wall as far as his rotation status was concerned, provided a quality start. “We’ve got to play better baseball, and I think the last few games you’ve seen that,” Arenado said.”
“Louis leadoff hitter, Tommy Edman, reclaimed those duties on Tuesday against a lefty, but manager Mike Shildt said Carlson will likely return for Wednesday’s series finale and beyond.) “The guys at the top of the order can take the appropriate amount of pitches to allow some of the other guys like Goldy and Nolan … to see what we’re dealing with a little bit and still be able to be productive deeper in a count,” Shildt said. “Dylan’s done a nice job with that.” And along the way, the 22-year-old has poked his head back above water in the race for NL Rookie of the Year, batting .300 with a .964 OPS and three extra-base hits (including his first homer of the season at home) in five games since claiming full-time leadoff duties. The only minor issue: Entering this season, Carlson never hit leadoff in the Majors and said he did so for one of his four years in the Minors. “It’s been some learning, but we’re just kind of rolling with it and playing,” Carlson said.”
“• Cardinals Stat of the Day, May 2021 His bat isn’t too shabby either. The pitch Adam Wainwright threw from the mound? 74.7 mph. The 23-year-old was promoted ahead of Tuesday’s game, started in left field and brought home the team’s first run with a fifth-inning sacrifice fly. Nootbaar is the first Cardinal since David Freese in 2009 to record a sacrifice fly in his MLB debut.”