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The Cardinals lost for the fifth time in their last seven games
-- and they may have lost starting pitcher Jack Flaherty as
well.
Flaherty (9-2) lasted just two-plus innings before departing due
to right shoulder soreness. He allowed four runs on four hits
and three walks while striking out one.
Daniel Ponce de Leon, Andrew Miller, Kwang Hyun Kim, T.J.
McFarland and Luis Garcia combined to hold the Tigers scoreless
the rest of the way.
Casey Mize (7-6) threw five shutout innings for the Tigers, who
won for the third time in four games. Mize allowed three hits
and two walks while striking out two to earn his first victory
since July 29.
Michael Fulmer got the final four outs to record his eighth
save.
Flaherty lost control in the second inning as the Tigers took a
2-0 lead. Jeimer Candelario drew a one-out walk, Harold Castro
hit a single and Grayson Greiner walked to load the bases.
Derek Hill lined an RBI single up the middle, and then Mize
walked to force home another run. It was Mize's first career
RBI.
Flaherty finally settled down to get Akil Baddoo to ground into
a forceout at the plate and Jonathan Schoop to ground into a
forceout at second base.
Flaherty's struggles worsened in the third inning when he
allowed back-to-back homers to Robbie Grossman and Cabrera. That
led to a medical visit on the mound and a pitching change.
The Cardinals finally broke through at the expense of reliever
Erasmo Ramirez in the eighth inning. Harrison Bader hit a
leadoff triple, Edmundo Sosa walked and Tommy Edman hit a
run-scoring groundout.
One out later, Ramirez hit Dylan Carlson with a pitch and was
replaced by Fulmer. Nolan Arenado greeted the new pitcher with a
two-run double that cut the deficit to 4-3, but Fulmer struck
out Yadier Molina to end the inning.
Molina, who earlier in the day agreed to return to the Cardinals
in 2022 for his 19th season, went 1-for-4.
--Field Level Media
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