RYAN HELSLEY NEWS

Takes loss Friday Helsley (3-2) was charged with the loss to the Cubs on Friday, allowing two earned runs on two hits, two walks and a wild pitch over an inning. He struck out two.

Impact Helsley's busy final line underscores how much he scuffled during his one frame, as he labored through 25 pitches to get three outs in the seventh. The struggling reliever failed to protect a 2-2 tie and allowed multiple earned runs for the second time in four appearances. The 26-year-old now sports a bloated 5.59 ERA and 1.60 WHIP following his recent struggles.

MAY 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Alzolay scheduled to start for Cubs at Cardinals

The Cubs will start Adbert Alzolay on Saturday and the Cardinals are expected to counter with Miles Mikolas

MAY 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pederson, Happ, lead Hendricks, Cubs over Cardinals 12-3

Joc Pederson homered on the first pitch of the game, Ian Happ got two hits during an eight-run burst in the eighth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 12-3

MAY 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mixed bag of late Helsley, who earned his second hold in his most recent appearance Wednesday against the Pirates with a scoreless two-thirds of an inning, has a 13.50 ERA across the 2.2 innings cov...

Impact Helsley has sandwiched a pair of scoreless efforts of two-thirds of an inning apiece around another two where he's allowed four earned runs on three hits and two walks over a combined 1.1 frames. After similar inconsistency over his first three appearances of the campaign, Helsley had appeared to hit his stride by fashioning a 2-0 mark, 0.69 ERA and 0.77 WHIP across a subsequent 13-inning, 12-appearance stretch; however, the recent pair of hiccups have contributed to his season ERA and WHIP remaining at an elevated 4.91 and 1.47, respectively.

MAY 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Flaherty earns ML leading 8th win as Cards beat Pirates 8-5

Jack Flaherty earned his major league-leading eight win of the season as the St. Louis Cardinals scored five runs in the second inning to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-5

MAY 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Brewers host the Cardinals after Woodruff's solid showing

Milwaukee looks to follow up a dominant outing by Wednesday starter Brandon Woodruff

MAY 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Escapes with save Sunday Helsley picked up a save in a scoreless appearance against Colorado on Sunday. He walked one batter and recorded two outs.

Impact Helsley came into the game after starter Adam Wainwright put two runners on base with one out in the ninth inning. He walked the first batter he saw but wiggled out of the bases-loaded threat with a double play to end the game. Helsley is sporting a 3.45 ERA with a 3-0 record and one save in 16 relief appearances.

MAY 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Arenado homers, Wainwright pitches Cards past Rockies 2-0

Nolan Arenado homered against his former team, Adam Wainwright pitched three-hit ball into the ninth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Colorado Rockies 2-0

MAY 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Earn third relief win Helsley (3-0) pitched a scoreless fifth inning, walking one while striking out one to earn the win Wednesday over the Mets.

Impact Helsley picked up the win after relieving Kwang Hyun Kim in the fifth inning. The 26-year-old started the year off with a couple bad outings, but has allowed just one run over the 11.1 innings covering his last 11 appearances. He has three wins and a hold to go along with a 3.86 ERA.

MAY 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Gets win in relief Helsley (2-0) earned the win Saturday against the Phillies. He gave up one run on two hits while fanning three across 1.2 innings.

Impact Helsley got off to a slow start this season, and while he saw the end of a four-game stretch where he didn't allow any runs, it's also fair to say he still got the job done to earn his second win of the campaign. His season numbers remain poor with a 6.00 ERA and 1.89 WHIP, but that's mostly due to a four-run blowup back on April 4.

APRIL 18, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Molina homers twice to lead Cardinals past Phillies 9-4

Yadier Molina hit two home runs, doubled and drove in four, and Nolan Arenado and Paul DeJong also homered in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 9-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies

APRIL 18, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Settling in after rocky start Helsley has an unblemished ERA and 5:2 K:BB across 4.2 innings covering his last four appearances.

Impact That solid stretch includes a one-inning outing against the Nationals on Wednesday, his fourth straight without allowing a run. It represents a strong rebound for Helsley, who opened the season by giving up five earned runs on seven hits and four walks across 2.2 innings in his first three appearances.

APRIL 15, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Schwarber debuts, leads Nats over Cardinals 5-2

Kyle Schwarber doubled in a run in his delayed Nationals debut, Andrew Stevenson had a pinch-hit homer and Washington beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2

APRIL 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Arenado's late HR lifts Cards over Brewers in home debut

Nolan Arenado hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning of his home debut with the Cardinals, lifting St. Louis over the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1 as fans returned to Busch...

APRIL 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Molina, Cardinals rally past Alcantara, Marlins 4-2

Yadier Molina hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly off former batterymate Sandy Alcantara to cap a three-run rally in the sixth inning that sent the St. Louis Cardinals over Miami Marli...

APRIL 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mixed start to '21 Helsley allowed four earned runs on two hits, two walks and a wild pitch over just one-third of an inning in a loss to the Reds on Sunday.

Impact Sunday's nightmarish outing, which saw Helsley get just 12 of 26 pitches into the strike zone, was in contrast to a one-inning scoreless appearance Opening Day when he worked around three hits. The fact he's been very hittable over the first two outings is a bit concerning, however, considering Helsley also allowed a hit per inning in spring training and pitched to a 5.25 ERA while posting unsightly 6.0 BB/9 and 2.3 HR/9 ratios across his 12 appearances last season.

APRIL 5, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Perfect through pair of appearances Helsley has fired two scoreless innings across his first two Grapefruit League appearances, allowing no hits, two walks and recording three strikeouts.

Impact Helsley drew a ninth-inning assignment in a tie with the Marlins on Monday after debuting with a seventh-inning appearance against the Astros on Thursday. He entered the 2020 season with the potential to close out some games in the absence of Jordan Hicks, but Helsley ultimately went just 1-for-3 in save opportunities across 12 appearances. The hard-throwing right-hander is likely ticketed for seventh- and eighth-inning work even if Hicks isn't ready for the full-time closer role right from the start of the season.

MARCH 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Aaron's death prompts call to change name: Braves to Hammers

As his adopted hometown mourned Hank Aaron’s death, some fans called on the Atlanta Braves to change their name to the Hammers in his honor

JANUARY 23, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

RYAN HELSLEY He is the right-handed version of Genesis Cabrera. Helsley brings heat but he lacks command. He struck out 10 batters in 12 innings, but he...

OCTOBER 18, 2020 • OLEANTIMESHERALD.COM

Notches first save Helsley walked two batters without allowing a run in two-thirds of an inning to record his first save of the season during a 6-5 win over the Pirates in the first game of Friday's...

Impact Alex Reyes got the first out of the seventh inning before handing the ball to Helsley, who loaded the bases with two outs thanks to a Paul DeJong error sandwiched between the free passes. The right-hander was then able to escape the jam by getting John Ryan Murphy to fly out to end the game. Helsley has not pitched well at all since coming off the COVID-19 list, posting an 11.81 ERA, 2.63 WHIP and 2:6 K:BB through 5.1 innings while going 1-for-3 on save chances, but he will apparently remain in the high-leverage mix for manager Mike Shildt.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Cardinals sweep Pirates to gain ground in playoff push

Rookie Dylan Carlson hit a three-run homer to cap a six-run outburst to help the St. Louis Cardinals earn a doubleheader sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 7-2 victory in the n...

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Takes loss, blown save Monday Helsley (1-1) took the loss and a blown save in Game 1 of Monday's doubleheader against the Brewers, allowing two runs (one earned) on one hit and one walk across one-third of an i...

Impact With Giovanny Gallegos (groin) on the injured list, Helsley was called upon to try and pick up the save after the Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the eighth. He walked Avisail Garcia to start the frame before bouncing back to strike out of Christian Yelich. He was pulled a batter later after allowing a game-tying double to Ryan Braun and was ultimately charged with another run on Keston Hiura's sacrifice fly. Given Helsley's inability to shut the door Monday, it would not be surprising to see manager Mike Shildt go in a different direction next time the Cardinals come across a save chance.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

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

Candidate for save chances Helsley was identified by manager Mike Shildt as a candidate to see save opportunities the rest of the season in the wake of Giovanny Gallegos' (groin) placement on the injured lis...

Impact Granted, the right-hander hasn't exactly built a compelling case for high-leverage work recently, as Helsley has allowed at least one earned run in four straight appearances and now carries a bloated 7.71 ERA and 1.43 WHIP over six trips to the mound. However, the 26-year-old certainly demonstrated upside in his rookie 2019 campaign, when he finished with a 2-0 record and 2.95 ERA in 36.2 innings. Moreover, Helsley posted double-digit K/9s at four different minor-league seasons and boasts a fastball that's currently averaging a tick under 97 mph, so the foundational tools for a ninth-inning role would appear to be there.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020 • ROTOWIRE