Cole (3-3) allowed two runs on six hits and two walks over six innings Sunday, striking out seven, to get the win as the Pirates downed the Cardinals 10-5.

EDGE Analysis

He's still having trouble lasting deep into games and Cole needed 104 pitches (65 strikes) to get through Sunday's outing. He hasn't pitched more than six innings in a start all season, with an elevated walk rate (3.24 BB/9 after a 1.90 rate last year) seeming to be the primary culprit. He'll have a tough matchup in his next start, a duel against Jake Arrieta in Wrigley Field on Friday, so we'll see if Cole can rise to the occasion.