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Mayers’ tough 1st start taxes St. Louis bullpen
- Updated: July 25, 2016
ST. LOUIS — The debut that Mike Mayers scripted in his mind looked anything but like the one that played out in front of a national audience as his dream dissolved into a nightmare Sunday night.
Rocked by the Dodgers for nine runs in 1 1/3 innings, Mayers endured the shortest start by a pitcher making his Major League debut in 12 years. It may be some time before Mayers gets an opportunity for a second first impression, too, as he was headed back down to Triple-A Memphis as the Cardinals, who fell, 9-6, in the series finale, headed out of town.
“I thought I did a pretty good job on the first two batters, and then I felt like it snowballed on me,” Mayers said. “I felt like that was probably the hardest part — slowing the game down.”
Mayers knew it would be a one-and-done spot-start opportunity for the Cardinals, who needed a fill-in starter because of a doubleheader played last week. But he had hoped to make much more of it.
It took Mayers 29 pitches to collect his first out, a strikeout of Yasmani Grandal. By the time he tossed that ball aside for a keepsake, the Dodgers had raced out to a four-run lead. …
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