Cardinals' Carlos Martinez: Strikes out 13 Brewers in no-decision

Martinez allowed one run on four hits and two walks and struck out 13 over six innings in a no-decision Monday against the Brewers.

Analysis:

Martinez has always been nasty, but never has it shown like it did Monday night. He induced a ridiculous 24 swinging strikes in 98 pitches and recorded all 18 outs via strikeout or groundout. This marks the second time Martinez has recorded double-digit whiffs this season -- the other also came against Milwaukee on July 9, when he struck out 11 in just five innings. Don't expect him to rack up this many strikeouts against better lineups, but Martinez has allowed just three runs in his past three starts (21 innings) and is getting hot for the Cardinals at just the right time.