After a series win in Toronto in which every game was decided by one run, the Detroit Tigers rolled into St. Louis armed with the best record in baseball for the opener of a three-game series. Well, as they say, “Ya gotta play the games,” and the Cardinals took Monday night’s game in convincing fashion, 11-4 in a game that got out of hand late.
Casey Mize’s turn in the rotation came up tonight (see below), and AJ Hinch decided on a little Pitching Chaos by going with Sean Guenther as an opener. The lefty’s previous outing was a scoreless two-inning stint a week ago against the Red Sox, surrendering a harmless hit in the process.