Being the cagey fans you are, you likely already knew Shildt would roll out the youths for today’s noon CT scorcher-after-a-night-scorcher. The lone vet starting was Dex, born in 1986. All others were born in 1992 or later. Today’s battery mates were both born in 1995, so they totally got each other’s funny references when they chatted on the mound.
The Cards kept the Memphis Shuttle moving, this time to lengthen the bench, as they recalled for the third time Rangel Ravelo, the minor league vet at 27 who subbed for Goldy at first. Ravelo got his first taste of The Show on June 17 vs.