Right-hander Todd Wellemeyer, who's moving closer to locking up the rotation's fifth spot, pitched a perfect fifth inning in what amounted to a bullpen tuneup for his start Saturday against Cincinnati.
All spring, Wellemeyer has insisted that he feels like the pitcher who finished 13-9 with a 3.71 ERA in 2008 for St. Louis and not the one who slumped to 7-10, 5.89 last year. He never rested his arm during the 2008-09 offseason, and he notices the difference in his fastball velocity.
"Being able to throw in the mid-90s again is huge," said Wellemeyer, who has allowed two runs in 10 innings. "Last year it was 90 and I was hoping [the hitters] couldn't catch up to it. But they did."
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