Unblinking bullpen brightens Sonny Gray’s Cardinals debut by finishing shutout of Phillies
ST. LOUIS — Although abbreviated by the design, Sonny Gray gave the Cardinals a glimpse of exactly what they signed him to be over the long term.
Then it became a question of whether they could reward him for it.
In a bright but briefer-than-imagined Cardinals debut, Gray pitched five scoreless innings on 64 pitches against the Phillies and made quite a first impression — on his manager as well…