Ep. 640: Cardinals Bullpen Falters As Rays Sweep Falls Just Out Of Reach

B-Schaeff Daily: St. Louis Cardinals Talk, Every Day · Aug 9, 2024 · 51m

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 6-4 loss to the Rays in a live stream Thursday night.

The Cardinals staked out an early lead with Kyle Gibson giving them exactly what was needed, but a bullpen stretched thin was forced to turn to one of its non-leverage guys in a leverage spot--and things quickly went downhill from there.

The offense did some good things, but not enough of them. They hit into some bad luck, so there's not a ton to reasonably be angry over. But it's a microcosm of a larger truth, the Cardinals don't have time to let games like this one get away between now and the…