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Tejada helps bullpen out in pitching debut
- Updated: May 21, 2016
ST. LOUIS — Friday night’s results aside, Ruben Tejada considered it a positive outcome when, a day after making his pitching debut, he woke up able to raise his right arm.
Indeed, the biggest residual effect of the one-inning relief stint wasn’t so much felt by Tejada as it was by the Cardinals’ bullpen, which needed the reprieve in an 11-7 loss to the D-backs. A four-inning start by Michael Wacha on Thursday followed by a five-inning outing from Carlos Martinez on Friday left the ‘pen lagging.
Tejada, who was not available for comment after his pitching performance on Friday, confirmed on Saturday that it was his first time on the mound in a decade. He had dabbled in pitching “a little bit” before signing with the Mets out of Panama as a 16-year-old in 2006.
• Mixed results in Tejada’s outing
“I tried to do my best,” Tejada said. “I tried to protect the bullpen a little bit. You have to do something for the team to keep …
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