In the eighth inning Wednesday afternoon at Target Field, setup man Greg Holland slipped into a mess with one out in his inning. Rather than turn to another available reliever, Matheny called on Norris for a five-out save. It is the third time in nine saves this season that Norris has had to get four or more outs. Only two relievers in the majors have more multi-inning saves, and Milwaukee’s Josh Hader leads with five.
The way the Cardinals want to be using their bullpen now is to have Holland and increasingly Brett Cecil setting up for Norris in the ninth.