Howard (2-3) allowed two runs on three hits while pitching just one-third of an inning to take the loss against the Cardinals on Saturday.
As part of a bullpen meltdown, Geoff Hartlieb came in and walked the first two batters he saw. Howard allowed both inherited runners to score and yielded two runs of his own to take the loss. The implosion squandered six no-hit innings from Mitch Keller and raised Howard's ERA to 3.66 through 20 appearances.