ST. LOUIS — There was a time not long ago that the Cardinals weren’t necessarily committed to bringing up Dakota Hudson as he worked through a minor league rehabilitation option following Tommy John elbow surgery 11 months prior. Then, when they did bring him up, Hudson didn’t seem to figure as a starter.
On Friday night, five days from their first game in the 2021 postseason, the Cardinals had two big takeaways. One wasn’t that unexpected.
Tyler O’Neill, who walloped 11 homers in September, ripped two more in his first two October at-bats. One went to right. One went to left. And then he had 34 for the season.
