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Cardinals beat Pirates 4-1 as Quinn Mathews gets his first MLB win
Quinn Mathews allowed one run over 5 2/3 innings and St. Louis got a two-run homer from Jimmy Crooks.
- On Friday night, rookie Quinn Mathews allowed one run over 5 2/3 innings, earning his first major league win as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1.
- Jimmy Crooks hit a 416-foot two-run homer in the third inning, with Nolan Gorman's double setting up the scoring opportunity and Nathan Church adding a sacrifice fly.
- Striking out seven and walking one across 102 pitches, Mathews threw the longest of his four starts, while Pittsburgh starter Jared Jones surrendered three runs over 4 1/3 innings and dropped his fifth straight decision.
- With closer Riley O'Brien unavailable, Ryne Stanek secured his second save with a scoreless ninth, and Ryan Fernandez contributed two scoreless innings in relief.
- Five games behind the San Diego Padres, St. Louis remains in the National League wild-card hunt, while the Pirates scored just five runs over their last four games.
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Quinn Mathews earns first MLB win as Cardinals beat Pirates
Rookie left-hander Quinn Mathews pitched effectively into the sixth inning for his first major league victory, and Jimmy Crooks hit a two-run home run for the St. Louis Cardinals, who beat the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 on Friday night.Jordan Walk...
Friday’s Game Report: Cardinals 4, Pirates 1 - News from Rob Rains, STLSportsPage.com
Quinn Mathews allowed one run as he pitched into the sixth inning to earn the first victory of his major-league career on Friday night as the Cardinals defeated the Pirates at Busch Stadium. [...] The post Friday’s Game Report: Cardinals 4, Pirates 1 appeared first on News from Rob Rains, STLSportsPage.com.
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