D-backs Demolish Cardinals 10-6; McGreevy's "Dominance" Evaporates in Arizona Onslaught

So much for that 2.92 ERA and supposed starter advantage. The Diamondbacks rolled into Busch Stadium and hung a 10-spot on the Cardinals, turning Michael McGreevy's "elite" profile into batting practice en route to a 10-6 drubbing. DarkHorse backed St. Louis at -119, banking on McGreevy's 1.66 ERA edge over Brandon Pfaadt to carry the day at home. Spoiler alert: it didn't.

Arizona's bats woke up exactly when it mattered, exposing the fatal flaw in leaning too hard on starter metrics while ignoring that sizzling 8-2 recent form. The D-backs didn't just win—they boat-raced a Cardinals squad that couldn't get McGreevy out of trouble or muster enough offense to keep pace. Meanwhile, Pfaadt's supposedly shaky 4.58 ERA? Didn't matter when your lineup puts up double-digit runs.

The pick missed because baseball isn't played on a spreadsheet. That "essentially even" offensive matchup tilted hard toward the hotter team, and home field advantage means nothing when you're getting shellacked. Arizona now pushes to 5-2 in the season series, proving once again that recent momentum and lineup confidence trump tidy ERA differentials. Sometimes the math gets punched in the mouth—today, it was McGreevy and our Cardinals call taking the beating.