JUPITER, Fla. — Kwang Hyun Kim was impressive in his first Cardinals appearance when he tossed a scoreless inning in Saturday’s exhibition, fanning two. On Wednesday, in his first start, the Korean lefthander largely was unhittable.
Kim faced only six Miami Marlins hitters, striking out three, in two perfect innings. Mixing a sharp breaking ball with a low-to-mid 90s fastball, the 31-year-old Kim threw 18 strikes out of 29 pitches.
Carpenter scratched with back tightness
Matt Carpenter was scratched from the Cardinals’ lineup because of back tightness before the game here Wednesday with Miami.