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Lyons stymies Padres in big league debut
(MLB.com)
The Cardinals have been calling the kids by the week lately, needing one young pitcher after another to patch up holes on the Major League roster. They have not been mere placeholders, however, but rather capable contributors on a club that is now the National League's first to reach 30 wins.
Eleven of those victories have been posted by a rookie pitcher, the latest of whom, Tyler Lyons, turned in a Major League debut to remember on Wednesday. Summoned from Triple-A Memphis to fill in for the injured Jaime Garcia, Lyons delivered seven superb innings to lead the Cardinals to a 5-3 victory and series win over the Padres in front of 18,683 at Petco Park.
"It was everything I could have asked for," Lyons said.
Lyons departed Petco Park with a stash of mementos to document the night, not that he was likely to forget any of the details. He had a ball the one he laced to left for his first Major League hit in the sixth and the lineup card. He was also presented with a stack of unused game tickets to take home.
Lyons was as dominant as he had been in any of eight previous starts this year all of which came at the Triple-A level, where he compiled a 4.40 ERA and hadn't finished seven innings since his season debut.
Yet, against the Padres, Lyons breezed through seven innings on 81 pitches. Padres infielder and former Arizona Fall League teammate Jedd Gyorko foiled Lyons' shutout bid with a leadoff homer in the seventh, but that was about the only mistake Lyons made. He surrendered just three other hits all of which came with two outs after being hit at a .306 clip in the Minors this season.
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Westbrook cuts short his throwing session
(STLToday.com) On the day when Cardinals lefthander Jaime Garcia learned he had to have season-ending shoulder surgery, righthander Jake Westbrook took a step back in his recovery from a sore elbow that has disabled him for two weeks.
Westbrook had to end a side session after 20 pitches because of discomfort.
"It didn't go very well," said Westbrook. "It didn't feel that great. I'm not comfortable.
"It's definitely not where I would like to be. But we'll come up with another ... [ More ]
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Salas to DL as Cards clear room for Lyons
(MLB.com) Right-hander Fernando Salas has been placed on the disabled list with right shoulder inflammation, the Cardinals announced on Wednesday. The move frees up a necessary spot on the 25-man roster to add lefty Tyler Lyons, who will start for the Cardinals on Wednesday night.
Salas gave no indication that his shoulder was bothering him after pitching on Monday, though he did express some confusion after that outing as to why his pitches did not have their usual finish on them. Salas ... [ More ]
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Jake Westbrook
On the day when Cardinals lefthander Jaime Garcia learned he had to have season-ending shoulder surgery, righthander Jake Westbrook took a step back ... -- STLToday.com
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Fernando Salas
Right-hander Fernando Salas has been placed on the disabled list with right shoulder inflammation, the Cardinals announced on Wednesday. The move ... -- MLB.com
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