If Pirates starter Vance Worley had pitched as effectively Saturday night against St. Louis that he had in his previous four starts, he might be walking around with a 3-2 record.
Instead, he was saddled with a no-decision, courtesy of five runs on nine hits in five innings. He walked three and struck out none.
Worley was fine for three shutout innings, during which he faced just 10 batters. But he was crushed the second time around the lineup. He retired just one of six batters to start the fourth, giving up five hits, including back-to-back doubles to Jason Heyward and Yadier Molina that scored four.
He recovered to retire the Cardinals without incident in the fifth and his team rebounded to win, but his ERA shot up to 4.63. Worley will try again Thursday in Philadelphia.