Cardinals Star Pitcher Sonny Gray Shines In Team Debut After Nagging Injury
St. Louis had its top pitcher back on the mound Wednesday night
The St. Louis Cardinals finally are starting to get some reinforcements back in the fold.
St. Louis entered the 2024 season with high expectations after a disastrous 2023 campaign. One of the reasons why people expect the club to turn around this season is because of an improved starting rotation.
The Cardinals made a big effort to bolster the rotation and signed three-time All-Star Sonny Gray to be the club's ace. He sadly had to miss the first few weeks of the season due to a hamstring injury, but he returned to the mound and made his team debut on Tuesday night and shined.
Gray was on a pitch limit between 65 and 70 pitches and made the most of them. The veteran righty shined and pitched five innings for the Cardinals and didn't allow a run while striking out five batters. Gray earned his first win of the season as the club took down the Philadelphia Phillies.
St. Louis currently is 6-6 on the season but is in last place in the National League Central standings. If the Cardinals are going to make any noise this season, Gray performance will be a major reason why. He finished in second place in the American League Cy Young Award voting last season and should continue to impress this season.
The three-time All-Star has been one of the top righties in baseball over the last few seasons and he began his St. Louis career in a major way. Things certainly are looking up for St. Louis.
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