Urena (1-3) gave up eight earned runs on eight hits and four walks over 4.1 innings in Friday's 11-6 loss to the Cardinals. He struck out four.
The young righty fell behind early on a two-run homer by Jeremy Hazelbaker and a Kolten Wong RBI double in the second, and then saw the floodgates open in a six-run fifth, with five of those runs going on Urena's ledger. It was a significant step back for the 24-year-old, who'd only given up two earned runs over the 11.2 innings that had encompassed his prior two starts. With the recent acquisitions of Andrew Cashner and Colin Rea, Urena's future in the rotation is now uncertain.