The 27-year-old’s chances of becoming the Cardinals’ fifth starter had seemed limited going into the game — and the club announced after the game that he had been optioned to Class AAA Memphis, along with lefthander Austin Gomber.
Cardinals righthander Mike Mayers struck out three Marlins in the fifth and had another in the sixth. Dominic Leone posted his seventh consecutive scoreless outing of one inning apiece. Alex Reyes had two strikeouts and a walk in a scoreless eighth and lefthander Tyler Webb whiffed two in a scoreless ninth.
