One of two things needed to happen today in order to make a Cardinals win on Labor Day possible. Johan Oviedo would have had to had a great outing or Kyle Hendricks would need to have a poor outing. Neither thing would have guaranteed a win either, but the Cards needed one of the two or it was never a possibility. Obviously neither thing happened.
Through four starts, it is safe to say that Oviedo is simply not ready to be a major league pitcher. It’s not his fault. His highest level last year was at Springfield and he wasn’t especially good there either.