Cardinals pitcher Joe Kelly allowed two earned runs on two hits and two walks while striking out two in 1 2/3 innings in his team's 8-5 loss to the Tigers Monday.
Kelly, who's competing for the fifth spot in the St. Louis rotation, used the outing to work on his secondary pitches. "Obviously, I'm going to get the hitter out the best I can," he told MLB.com. "But I really want to know where I'm at with my offspeed stuff and my breaking stuff, especially early on in Spring Training when there's time to work on it."
Kelly went 10-5 with a 2.69 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 79:44 K:BB ratio in 124 innings with the Cardinals last season.