Cubs 3, Cardinals 2 (5.12.17)

OSS: Eddie Butler exceeds expectations in his debut

Three up:

Butler threw six innings of shutout ball. Things were rocky early, as Butler walked two batters in the first and was racking up a large pitch count early in the game, possibly due to adrenaline jitters, but he settled down as the game went on. I'm a little baffled at how a guy who throws a 2 seamer at 95 had such a low minor league strikeout rate. At least, that's what Coomer seemed to think he was throwing most of the time. Pat and Ron were all over his baseball card stats in Iowa on the broadcast in general. I still don't have the highest hopes for Butler, but I think he is probably better than Brett Anderson. His line on the day…