Rookie Pitcher’s Surreal Debut Disaster | St. Louis Cardinals News

Rookie pitcher Quinn Mathews made his major league debut for the Cardinals — and barely remembers the first two innings, so focused was he on dominating the third. Drafted by the Cards two years ago and traded there three years later, he’s the son of a former Cardinal drafted in ’89. His debut? A rough one: eight runs in four innings after giving up two quick homers — including one on a 90-mph fastball he mistook for something else. He even admitted he liked being pulled after the meltdown. The Cards lost, but the opposing manager praised his grit. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/098b7cd5daa6e393