Cardinals' Hit Parade: A Red Flag for 2023?

0:00It's March 31st. I'm Cory with the story, and this is MLB News Today, your AI-powered baseball briefing. The St. Louis Cardinals kicked off their three-game series against the New York Met with a tough 4-2 loss on Monday night. Rookie Ridey Kyle lehi struggled in his first start, giving up four runs over five innings, and the bats couldn't deliver the big hits. Now sitting at two wins and two losses early in the season, the pitching staff has allowed 51 hits through their first four games, the most. Since 55, back in 2001, earlier games showed similar issues by trailing seven to one against the Tampa Bay Rays in the opener before dropping a four-run lead in the next match-up. Newcomer Dustin May also had a rough Sunday, surrendering six runs and four innings against those same rays. Fans and insiders are buzzing about this shaky start, with local reporter Benjamin Hockman highlighting the hit total as a red flag not seen in over, two decades. The Cardinals are already missing their top starter, Sunny Gray, who got traded to the

1:02Boston Red Sox this off season. History offers some hope, though. Back in 2001, after that brutal hip-arrange early on, St. Louis Rally to 93 wins and snagged a wildcard spot. Still, this trend has folks worried about deeper problems if it keeps up. They've got two more shots against the Met's to tighten things up and shift the momentum before this early slump digs in too deep.