Cardinals rotation candidate Shelby Miller endured a rough outing in Thursday's contest against the Braves. Miller, who was making his third Grapefruit League appearance, followed up his competitor Joe Kelly in the fifth inning as he allowed three runs on six hits over 2 2/3 innings of work. He also struck out four and issued a walk in a 5-4 victory. Miller upped his strikeout total to eight in 7 2/3 innings this spring.
Manager Mike Matheny told MLB.com on Thursday that he is not ready to announce the fifth starter and could allow Miller and Kelly to pitch again before he makes his decision.
"Today wasn't a drop-dead, have-to-make-a-decision day," Matheny said. "Just take in more information and another opportunity to go out there. I thought they both did the most with it."