Cardinals' Dakota Hudson: Wildly effective Friday

Hudson pitched five scoreless innings, allowing two hits and five walks while striking out 10 in a no-decision versus the Cubs on Friday.

Five walks is a bit much -- Friday is the third time Hudson has issued that many free passes this year -- but he also recorded double-digit punchouts in a game for the first time all season. For the year, Hudson is 16-7 with a 3.35 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 136 strikeouts in 174.2 innings.