Diamondbacks starter Robbie Ray had a rough night on the mound against the Cardinals on Tuesday. The left-hander allowed six runs on five hits over three-plus innings. He struck out three while walking five in the 9-1 loss.
Ray (3-10, 3.86 ERA) was hit early and often in this one, as he allowed four runs to score in the very first inning. Ray started the fourth inning, but the first two men reached safely, promting manager Chip Hale to make a change. The bullpen would allow both of those runs to score, closing the book on the lefty starter.
This was the first rough outing for the rookie southpaw in quite a while. Ray had allowed a total of nine runs over his previous three starts, and Tuesday was the first time he had given up more than four runs in any start this year.