I hit the wall again with baseball yesterday as I incorrectly thought that Paul Skenes and Zack Wheeler would pitch to a pitcher's duel.Skenes gave up five runs in the second inning.
Wheeler was better, but it wasn't much better as he allowed four earned runs.Two top pitchers in the league combined to allow 11 runs.
We still have a fairly strong slate today, so let's find a winner in the Cardinals vs.Braves game.The St.
Louis Cardinals are putting together a strong year.I've brought up the halfway mark of the season in a few articles recently, and the Cardinals are above .500 for that checkpoint.
The bad news for them is that they are still 8.5 games back of the Brewers in the division, and the Cubs are ahead of them.Plus, only the Reds are more than a game under .500 in the division.
It is likely to be very complex trying to get into the postseason for all of these NL Central teams.However, it is too early to think about that; they just need to get every win they can.St.
Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Dustin May reacts after throwing a complete game one-hitter against the San Diego Padres at Busch Stadium in St.Louis, Mo., on June 15, 2026.
(Jeff Curry/Imagn Images)Looking to position them for a win in today's game and the series is Dustin May.In May's first season with the Cardinals, he is 5-6 for the season with a 4.30 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP.
The bad news for him and the Cardinals is that a road day game is the worst situation for May this season.He has a 6.81 day game ERA compared to a 2.05 night game.
On the road, he is pitching to a 4.79 ERA compared to a 3.94 home ERA.His last game was against the Royals, and that was a road day game where he allowed six earned runs in two innings of work.
In 70 at-bats against May the Braves have just 14 hits.Half of those hits have come from Mike Yastrzemski, so the rest of the team is 7-for-56 against him.Mike Yastrzemski of the Atlanta Braves reacts during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Truist Park in ...