NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees hardly hit a ball square against Carlos Martinez and the St. Louis Cardinals.
The way he was pitching, they didn't need to.
Looking like both an All-Star ace and a wayward journeyman, Martinez put on a historically uneven performance, walking a career-high eight while striking out 11 and handing CC Sabathia and the Yankees a 3-2 win Saturday.
"I don't think I've ever seen anything like that," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi agreed.
"One of the stranger lines that I've seen," he said.