AUSTIN GOMBER NEWS

Starting regular-season finale Gomber will start Sunday's regular-season finale against the Brewers, the Associated Press reports.

Impact The left-hander came through impressively in his spot start Tuesday against the Royals, firing six scoreless innings while helping the Cardinals secure a key win. Gomber will thus be entrusted with what could be a critical final game of the season, one St. Louis may need to win in order to secure a postseason berth. The 26-year-old will head into that outing with an impressive 1.80 ERA and 24 strikeouts across 25 innings over 13 appearances (three starts).

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Delivers six scoreless innings Gomber (1-1) allowed just four hits over six shutout innings and struck out three in a win over the Royals on Tuesday.

Impact It was an unexpectedly long outing for Gomber, who hadn't pitched more than three innings in his previous 12 appearances this season. He threw 52 of his 76 pitches for strikes. The southpaw now has a 1.80 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 24 strikeouts in 25 innings this season. Gomber lines up to start Sunday versus the Brewers in the final game of the regular season.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Gomber pitches playoff-hunting Cards to 5-0 win over Royals

Austin Gomber tossed six innings of four-hit ball in a crucial spot start, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-0 victory over Brady Singer and the Kansas City Royals

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 • Associated Press

Dodgers top NL seed; Braves claim East; Indians in playoffs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 • Associated Press

Singer expected to start as Royals host the Cardinals

The Cardinals will start Austin Gomber on Tuesday while the Royals are expected to counter with Brady Singer

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 • Associated Press

Royals rally behind stout bullpen to beat Cardinals, 4-1

Maikel Franco hit the go-ahead single with two outs in the sixth inning, the Kansas City bullpen shut down the St. Louis Cardinals from the fourth inning on, and the Royals rallied...

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 • Associated Press

Starting Tuesday Gomber will start Tuesday's game against the Royals, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Impact Gomber will start on normal rest with Dakota Hudson (elbow) still unavailable in the rotation. The southpaw will be making his third start of the season, but he's been unable to last longer than three innings in any of his 12 appearances in 2020. He's coming off his worst outing of the season as he gave up four runs in Thursday's start against the Pirates.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Molina homers, Flaherty fans 11 as Cardinals top Pirates 2-1

Yadier Molina hit a two-run homer and Jack Flaherty pitched six dominant innings as the St. Louis Cardinals kept their hold on a postseason spot with a 2-1 victory over the Pittsbu...

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 • Associated Press

Possible for Tuesday start Gomber is a candidate to start Tuesday against the Royals, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

Impact The Cardinals are still sorting out how they'll replace Dakota Hudson (elbow) in the rotation, and they currently have an open spot for Tuesday's contest, the middle game of a three-game series in Kansas City. Gomber has logged two starts among his 12 appearances this season, but the southpaw has yet to pitch more than three innings in any appearance. Therefore, it's possible he's piggybacked by at least a pair of his fellow bullpen mates if he does get the assignment.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

O'Neill ends no-hit bid, Cardinals rally past Pirates 5-4

Tyler O’Neill hit a two-run double to end a no-hit bid started by Pittsburgh’s Mitch Keller, and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied to beat the Pirates 5-4

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 • Associated Press

Takes loss Thursday Gomber (0-1) was charged with the loss against Pittsburgh on Thursday, pitching 1.2 innings and allowing four runs on four hits and two walks while striking out two.

Impact Gomber was called upon when starter Dakota Hudson was forced to exit with elbow soreness after two innings. The unexpected early entry may have contributed to Gomber's first rough outing of the campaign; prior to yielding four runs Thursday, he had allowed only one earned run over 17.1 innings in 2020. It bears mentioning, however, that the southpaw has been flirting with danger all season, entering the game with a less-impressive 3.07 FIP due largely to a 15.1 percent walk rate. Indeed, the Pirates cashed in a pair of walks Thursday when Gregory Polanco torched Gomber for a three-run homer in the fourth inning. There has been some thought that Gomber could pick up a spot start down the stretch due to the Cardinals' remaining doubleheaders.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Steven Brault 2-hits Cardinals, ending Pirates' 8-game skid

Steven Brault pitched a two-hitter for his first career complete game, Gregory Polanco hit a three-run homer and the Pittsburgh Pirates snapped an eight-game skid with a 5-1 victor...

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 • Associated Press

White Sox, Rays secure berths in the postseason

White Sox, Rays secure berths in the postseason 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 • Associated Press

Cardinals' Hudson leaves start because of elbow tightness

St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Dakota Hudson left his start Thursday night after two innings because of right elbow tightness

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 • Associated Press

Lamet pitches Padres over Kershaw, Dodgers 7-2

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 • Associated Press

Cards, Brewers split pair as both games go extra innings

Paul DeJong knocked in the go-ahead run with a two-out single in the ninth inning as the St. Louis Cardinals edged the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 to salvage a split of their doubleheade...

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 • Associated Press

Strong outing Thursday Gomber didn't factor into the decision in the second game of Thursday's doubleheader against the Tigers, allowing five hits and a walk over three scoreless innings. He struck out s...

Impact The southpaw continues his impressive campaign, tossing 44 of 63 pitches for strikes in his longest appearance of the year. Gomber has only been scored upon once in 10 outings, leading to a 0.53 ERA and 19:10 K:BB through 17 innings, and with the Cards' schedule holding three more doubleheaders over the next eight days, another spot start is likely headed his way.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Zimmermann, Tigers to take on Gomber, Cardinals

The Tigers will start Jordan Zimmermann on Thursday and the Cardinals are expected to counter with Austin Gomber

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 • Associated Press

Brewers hit 5 homers and 8 doubles, pound Tigers 19-0

Corbin Burnes allowed one hit in seven innings in another outstanding performance, and the Milwaukee Brewers slugged their way to their highest run total in over a decade, beating...

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 • Associated Press

Starting in Thursday's twin bill Gomber will start one of the games in Thursday's doubleheader against the Tigers, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Impact The 26-year-old started during the doubleheader over the weekend and will receive another opportunity Thursday. Gomber covered 2.2 scoreless innings with 55 pitches during that outing, and he figures to have a similar workload versus Detroit.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Effective as opener Gomber threw 2.2 scoreless innings against the Cubs in Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader, allowing one hit and three walks while striking out five.

Impact Gomber did not go deep enough to qualify for the win, but he pitched well in his first start of the campaign and set St. Louis up for a 5-1 victory. The southpaw struggled with his command, throwing only 30 of 55 pitches for strikes and issuing three walks, but he escaped damage on the scoreboard by registering a strikeout for five of his eight outs. It remains to be seen how Gomber will be deployed moving forward -- the Cardinals will play five doubleheaders over the next two weeks -- but he figures to get steady work given his 0.64 ERA and 1.00 WHIP through 14 innings this season.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Trout hits 300th homer, Angels rally to take 2 from Astros

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020 • Associated Press

O'Neill, DeJong HR, Cardinals sweep doubleheader from Cubs

Tyler O’Neill and Paul DeJong homered, five St. Louis pitchers combined on a three-hitter and the Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1 to sweep a doubleheader

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020 • Associated Press

Effective in return Gomber (illness), who was activated from the COVID-19 injured list earlier in the day, fired 1.1 scoreless innings during a win over the Cubs in the first game of a doubleheader We...

Impact Gomber's prior designation had not been due to a positive COVID-19 test on his part, so the left-hander wasn't facing any particular health challenges in his return. Gomber's control was a bit spotty after last having pitched July 28, but he was able to navigate his issues Wednesday to extend his season-opening scoreless innings streak to 4.2 frames (three appearances).

AUGUST 20, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Heads to injured list Gomber was placed on the COVID-19 injured list after contract tracing identified him as being at risk for possibly having the virus, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat repo...

Impact Gomber has not registered a positive test but the Cardinals will play it safe and wi keep the pitcher away from the team as they hope to resume their season against the White Sox on Saturday. With St. Louis working through a COVID-19 outbreak, Gomber joins a crowded group of Cardinals that are on the injured list due to the virus.

AUGUST 14, 2020 • ROTOWIRE