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Weaver, Kelly rising through Cards’ system together
- Updated: September 12, 2016
ST. LOUIS — Carson Kelly found out he would make his first career Major League start Sunday on Saturday night, but Luke Weaver didn’t find out Kelly would be his batterymate until his catcher told him the next morning.
The Cards lost to the Brewers, 2-1, but the game marked a culmination of the prospects’ meteoric rise through the organization’s Minor League system after both started the 2015 season at Class A Advanced Palm Beach.
“We just shared some smiles and got the game plan together and tried to execute it,” Weaver said. “[Kelly has] improved a lot. I feel like I’ve improved a lot. We just take that positive and just roll with it.”
They were able to do just that on Sunday. The Cardinals’ offense was stymied, but Weaver’s 101 pitches to Kelly resulted in one run allowed in six innings with eight strikeouts. After a rocky first inning, Weaver retired 14 of his next 16 batters in the first start of his career in which he didn’t allow a home run.
Kelly made …
