Johan Oviedo has always had pretty good stuff. A toasty fastball that can run up to 97 mph on a good day and a tight slider to keep hitters from locking in on the fastball. But he just didn’t stick last season in the rotation. On Wednesday, he retired all seven batters he faced out of the bullpen after Adam Wainwright was unable to make it through five innings, and earned his first career win.
Nolan Arenado hasn’t been elite this season with the stick, but he wacked his 14th homer of the season in a crucial spot, giving St.