St. Louis tacked on in the second inning via a Pedro Pages' solo home run. It wasn't the biggest blow to Petty's cause on the scoreboard but the at-bat took its toll as it last 11 pitches.

St. Louis tacked on in the second inning via a Pedro Pages' solo home run. It wasn't the biggest blow to Petty's cause on the scoreboard but the at-bat took its toll as it last 11 pitches.

St. Louis tacked on in the second inning via a Pedro Pages' solo home run. It wasn't the biggest blow to Petty's cause on the scoreboard but the at-bat took its toll as it last 11 pitches.

Getting the first opportunity to make a splash against his Top 100 counterpart was the Cardinals’ No. 1 prospect -- and he set the tone. After swinging through right-hander Darren Bowen’s first ...

He entered Wednesday leading that league in batting average (.305) and on-base percentage (.430), while also ranking second in OPS (.883), seventh in slugging (.453), tied for ninth in walks (41) and ...