Cardinals starting pitcher Shelby Miller threw 51 pitches in the second inning of Friday's start against the A's before being pulled, giving up five earned runs on six hits and two walks in 1 2/3 innings to take the loss and drop to 8-6.
Miller, who did not strike out a batter in the team's 6-1 loss Friday, pitched at least five full innings in each of his 15 starts before Friday's rough outing. He takes a 2.79 ERA into next week's start against the Angels.