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Hochman: The Cardinals’ 2022 rotation, with newcomer Matz, should (must!) walk fewer batters

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Steven Matz throws against the New York Yankees on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021, at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

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Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Steven Matz adjusts his cap in a game against the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

It was a September night in the Bronx, which meant — as it has since the previous decade of the “20s" — a regular-season game with postseason implications.