Omar

It's one game fellas. Let's wait for at least another start or two before we tar and feather Bassitt. ...but damn, what a rough start.

485ft 117.8 mph Crazy.

I hear Tabby is in the booth for Cleveland.

Hard contact after hard contact.

Bassit has zero stuff right now.

In flight baby!

Yes Chappy!

Can't wait to get out of St. Louis. At least we have KC next.

Berrios 2.0

Yeah, that last one really carried.

Kirk had nothing left in the tank the last 40 games of last season. He is gonna get more rest early this year so he can contribute down the stretch.

Vladdy - 1 Point - gruber92 Bichette - 1 Point - Orgfiller Varsho - 2 Points - Deadpool Kirk - 2 Points - JaysAllMighty Springer - 2 Points - Grant Chapman - 2 Points - Dylan, OMaR Danny f***in' Jansen - 3 Points - Spanky Merrifield - 5 Points Espinal - 6 Points - JFD Off the bench: 10 Points

Did Buck just say velocity doesn't have an impact when it comes to pitching?

OUT! Nice Biggio!

MasterBAITer

Gausman deserved better, but it's early. We can get to Flaherty.

Gausman's splitter looks full value today. Let's score some runs for him fellas.

Game 2 of 162 but Belt has looked overmatched.

Yikes!!

Kevin Gausman, who was 12-10 with a 3.35 ERA last season, will draw the start for Toronto. He went 1-1 with a 4.22 ERA in two starts against the Cardinals last season and is 1-4 with a 4.05 ERA in nine career games against St. Louis, including five starts. Gausman could face a Cardinals lineup missing catcher Willson Contreras, who departed Thursday's game with a contusion after reliever Jordan Hicks hit him in the knee with a fastball while he was crouched behind the plate. Contreras had an MRI exam, which came back clean. The St. Louis Cardinals are banking on starting pitcher Jack Flaherty to make a strong rebound from two injury-marred seasons. They hope that process starts Saturday when Flaherty draws the start at home against the Toronto Blue Jays. Flaherty was 2-1 with 4.25 ERA last season in nine appearances (eight starts), after recovering from a shoulder injury. He was 9-2 with a 3.22 ERA in 2021, but he was limited to 17 appearances (15 starts) by an oblique strain that season. Back in 2019, Flaherty was 11-8 with 2.75 ERA and could become a difference-maker for the Cardinals if he can regain his previous top-of-the-rotation form.