Cardinals right-hander Carlos Martinez took a tough-luck loss on Wednesday. Martinez worked 6 2/3 innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits. He walked three and struck out six, but got no support from his offense, as the Cardinals lost to the Twins 3-1.
Martinez (7-3) gave up both runs in the fourth inning, but was otherwise solid in this outing, in which is ERA actually dropped to 2.80.
"I thought he was good," manager Mike Matheny said, per Fox Sports Midwest. "He kept his composure and kept us in the game. We've got to score some runs."
After a rough start to the season, the young right-hander has allowed a total of six earned runs in 45 1/3 innnigs over his last seven starts.
He's scheduled to make his next start on Tuesday in Miami.