Making his first start since June 7, Cardinals right-hander Lance Lynn was excellent on Thursday. Lynn fired six shutout innings, allowing just two hits against the Marlins. He lowered his ERA to 2.84 in the 5-1 victory.
Lynn did walk four batters, but he struck out six, and he was able to avoid any serious damage, as no runner got past second base against him.
"To go up there and to walk four and not give up any runs is a good feeling and I was able to move the ball in and out and had good movement on all the pitches," Lynn told reporters, per FoxSports Midwest. "I was able to mix it up when I needed to so that was good."
Lynn was activated off the disabled list prior to Thursday's start. He had been dealing with a forearm strain, but he was able to come back after missing just two starts. And he showed no signs of rust, as he picked up his fifth win of the season on Thursday.
"He was climbing with the four-seamer, controlling counts, trusting his defense to make plays by pounding the zone and threw a couple offspeed pitches," manager Mike Matheny said. "He busted out the changeup, that only curveball he threw, but for the most part cutting, sinking and four-seaming the fastball worked well."