cardinals Pitcher Adam Wainwright gets strong vote of confidence from St. Louis coach Oliver Marmol
“When I say he’s determined, it’s an understatement,” Marmore said after getting stuck in Wainwright’s 14-0 loss on Thursday. “People can drop him all they want. I won’t. He’s going to start the next one.”
Wainwright will try to back Marmore’s point of view when he visits Tuesday. cardinals face miami marlins In the second game of the four-game series
this marlin Won 5-4 on Monday series opener
Wainwright (3-3, 7.45 ERA) has allowed 13 runs on 17 hits in just 4 2/3 innings over his past two games, but still holds his own with 198 career wins .
In his most recent start, Wainwright allowed six runs on six hits in 1 2/3 innings in a 14-0 loss to the Houston Astros. He walked three pitches and struck out one.
“I thought I was going to be great, but I’ve been surprised when I didn’t,” Wainwright said after the game against Houston. “I don’t know what to tell you guys. I don’t know what to tell the fans. Sorry.”
However, Marmore backed the 41-year-old despite his underwhelming form.
“When you get to my age, sometimes you just wonder if people have lost faith in you,” Wainwright said. “That’s when he came up and said he didn’t, he didn’t lose faith in me and still believed that I was going to finish strong and help this team win a lot of games.”
Wainwright is 8-2 with a 2.77 ERA in 16 career games (14 starts) against teams marlin
this marlin After being swept by the Atlanta Braves in the weekend’s three-game series, it overcame a 4-2 deficit on Monday.They will try to build a new streak by turning to lefty Jesus Luzardo (6-5, 3.53), who has gone 13 1/3 scoreless innings over the past two games
Luzardo struck out 18 batters in those starts, allowing just five hits and two walks.
“I’ll shift more and use both sides of the plate,” Luzardo said. “The shifting was the most important part for me, being able to use something other than the slider to get my opponent off my fastball. We started exploring other options as well.”
Luzardo loses only start of his career cardinals, published April 19, 2022.He allowed five runs (four earned) and two walks on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings
this marlin Made roster changes ahead of the series, placing outfielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. (left oblique strain) on the 10-day injured list and promoting outfielder Dane Myers from Triple-A Jacksonville .Chisholm recently returned to the lineup after recovering from a turf toe
“I mean, yeah, it’s frustrating,” Chisholm said. “But I believe in my teammates, I believe in these players, I believe in the staff, they made the right decisions, who they developed to take my place and help us keep winning.”
this cardinals Changes were also made on Monday, promoting first baseman Lucan Baker from Triple-A Memphis while designating outfielder Oscar Mercado for the assignment
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