In his first at-bat since being recalled from AAA Memphis, the Cardinals' Bader tripled off the wall in left to lead of the bottom of the third inning.
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"Michael is doing what we expect Michael to do what he's historically done, which is keep the ball down, command his pitches and get some life on his ball,'' manager Mike Shildt said. "His velocity has been relative to what he's always been. He had a little more velocity in LA, a little more time off, that makes sense. He was 92 or 94 with some downhill plane, which created a lot of ground balls over in Cincinnati.