Bullpen breakdown blows another lead as Cardinals cannot steal shutout vs. D-Backs
Jul. 25—PHOENIX — Another day, another lead.
Another lead, another loss. For the second time in as many days, the Cardinals’ bullpen wilted under the late-inning heat of Arizona, and there was no ninth-inning rally to refresh them this time.
A steal of home by Brendan Donovan was the game’s only run going into the bottom of the eighth inning, and Steven Matz had carried the shutout as far as he…