Daniel Poncedeleon of the Cardinals throws seven innings without a shot in the MLB's historic debut

St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Daniel Poncedeleon made his memorable debut on Monday night, throwing seven undefeated innings against the Cincinnati Reds

Poncedeleon, who was known to almost die last season. being hit in the head by a line of conduct cast 116 sites and recorded three strikeouts and walks each. He did most of his work with his fastball, which was sitting at about 93 mph, and finished the night after forcing 10 shots on his radiator. He also caused three balls on his broken balls, and threw 65% of the shots for total hits.

The Cardinals hit Poncedeleon early in the eighth, inserting Harrison Bader. From there, they turned to Jordan Hicks, who gave Phillip Ervin a shot with a pull in the bottom of the eighth, shattering all the hopes that the Cards had for a combined effort without a shot.

Poncedeleon had already been called in the year without entering a game. He had spent the remainder of the season in Triple-A, appearing 18 times and posting a 2.15 ERA with a strikeout ratio. balls of 2.15.

If Poncedeleon had completed the bid unsuccessfully, he would have been the first pitcher since Bob Holloman completed the feat on his first start. Holloman, oddly enough, did it for the St. Louis Browns in 1953, while he was a 30-year-old rookie. He made only nine other starts, meeting with little success and never returning to the majors after this season.

Poncedeleon behaves better – even if he's not finished the non-hitter.

The Cardinals, by the way, ended up losing 2-1. Bud Norris allowed a pair of points in the ninth, blowing the save and play.