The answer manager Oli Marmol gave when asked about what the latest Pittsburgh Pirates pitching prospect did to overpower the Cardinals was as succinct as it was revealing.

“One hundred,” he said.

As in miles per hour.

Bubba Chandler, this year’s flame-throwing Buc fresh out of the minors, pitched four scoreless innings of relief Wednesday to buy time for his club to upend the Cardinals’ lead and win, 2-1, at Busch Stadium. Chandler blitzed the Cardinals with a fastball that reached 100 mph seven times, and he threw 30 of the game’s 31 fastest pitches. He walked one batter, hit another bat, allowed one hit, and joined a growing list of pitchers who eagerly and aggressively challenge the Cardinals with fastballs.

They’ve seen the second-most fastballs of any club this month, and in the

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