Bard (4-4) won Thursday's 5-2 game with the Cardinals, allowing a walk with two strikeouts in a scoreless ninth.

EDGE Analysis

Bard was deployed in the top of the ninth of a 2-2 game, shut down St. Louis, and became the winner when Elias Diaz launched a three-run walk-off home run. It was the closer's first win in over a month as he lowered his ERA to 4.19 and sports an impressive 45 strikeouts in 34.1 innings compared to 15 walks.