“I feel like I don’t have a whole lot of experience, so what I really need to do is what I do best — and does it work for that long?” Hudson said. “How can it work? How can I make it work a certain way? I know it will be my first start up here, but I feel like — I’m going to be able to test myself a really good ballclub.”
A leading part of the Cardinals’ rebooted bullpen in 2018, Hudson faced the Brewers three times, holding them scoreless in 3 1/3 innings. All of those appearances were at Busch Stadium.