CHICAGO — An already makeshift Cardinals starting pitching rotation took another hit on Friday night, just three days prior to the MLB All-Star break. Left-hander Jordan Montgomery, arguably their most reliable pitcher of late, left the game with a hamstring injury.
On top of that, a Cardinals bullpen desperately needing to get to the break couldn’t hold a four-run cushion. The hits just kept coming against the Cardinals as they suffered an 8-7 loss in a slugfest of a series opener against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field.
The Cardinals (36-52) held a five-run lead through the first four innings, but Montgomery’s injury helped spur a White Sox rally that included eight runs in a three-inning stretch.
