ST. LOUIS -- Johan Oviedo did not have to get his way out of many jams Friday night at Busch Stadium, but the Pirate pitcher's greatest Houdini trick came from his catcher.
With Paul Goldschmidt and third and Nolan Arenado at first with nobody out, the Cardinals still had the heart of their order up to finally open the scoring in the fourth inning. Oviedo had been mixing his pitches all night, but with his back against the wall, Austin Hedges had a simplified attack plan.
“Just feeling out the situation, I have confidence in all four of his pitches, it felt like the time to spin," Hedges told me.