ST. LOUIS -- There were calls for a fresh face to make Saturday night's start for the St. Louis Cardinals, such as minor league sensation Jack Flaherty or even John Gant.
But manager Mike Matheny has opted to give Mike Leake another crack at getting big league hitters out, something he has failed to do with alarming consistency since carrying the National League's lowest earned run average into Memorial Day.
Leake's outing against the Tampa Bay Rays in Busch Stadium might be a do-or-die outing of sorts for him, at least this year.