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Dustin May of the Cardinals gets the water bucket dumped on him in celebration of his complete-game, one-hit, shutout victory over the Padres.
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May Tosses One-Hitter as Cardinals Blank Padres

Cardinals 3, Padres 0 The St. Louis Cardinals received a masterpiece from Dustin May on Monday night at Busch Stadium. May carried a perfect game into the seventh inning and ultimately spun a complete-game one-hitter, striking out nine as the Cardinals shut out the San Diego Padres 3-0. Jimmy Crooks delivered a two-run double and […]

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Members of the Mets celebrating a Juan Soto home run against the Cardinals
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Mets Snap Cardinals’ Six-Game Win Streak

Mets 5, Cardinals 4 The St. Louis Cardinals‘ six-game winning streak came to an end Thursday afternoon at Citi Field. Juan Soto crushed a go-ahead solo home run off JoJo Romero in the seventh inning, lifting the New York Mets to a 5-4 victory in the series finale. The teams combined for six home runs, […]

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The Cardinals celebrating a win over the Mets
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Cardinals Blank Mets for Sixth Straight Win

Cardinals 9, Mets 2 The St. Louis Cardinals kept rolling Wednesday night at Citi Field, pounding the New York Mets, 9-2, for their sixth consecutive victory. Jordan Walker drove in four runs, highlighted by a three-run home run in the fourth inning. Andre Pallante earned the win with six innings of two-run baseball, while Austin […]

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Dustin May of the Cardinals throwing a pitch against the Mets
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Cardinals Blank Mets

Cardinals 7, Mets 0 The St. Louis Cardinals dominated from start to finish Tuesday night at Citi Field, shutting out the New York Mets 7-0. Dustin May was brilliant, throwing six scoreless innings while striking out six to earn the win. Alec Burleson homered and drove in three runs, while Ivan Herrera went 3-for-5 and […]

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Andre Pallante held the Rangers to one run over 5 2/3 innings as the Cardinals took the series finale 5-3 Wednesday night at Busch Stadium.
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Cardinals Take Series Finale to Avoid Sweep

Cardinals 5, Rangers 3 The St. Louis Cardinals salvaged the series finale against the Texas Rangers Wednesday night at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals won 5-3 behind a strong outing from Andre Pallante and a three-hit night from Jordan Walker. Pallante held the Rangers to one earned run across 5 2/3 innings to earn the win. […]

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Isaac Paredes and Cam Smith of the Astros celebrating a home run against the Pirates
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Astros Storm Back Late to Defeat Pirates

Astros 11, Pirates 9 The Houston Astros defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 11-9, on Wednesday night at Daikin Park after a six-run eighth inning erased a four-run deficit and completed a dramatic comeback victory. Trailing by four runs entering the eighth inning, the Astros erupted for six runs and reclaimed the lead behind timely hitting from […]

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Rangers players celebrating a victory over the Cardinals
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Rangers Rally Late to Down Cardinals

Rangers 7, Cardinals 4 The St. Louis Cardinals led for much of Tuesday night before the Texas Rangers rallied for three runs in the ninth inning to take a 7-4 victory at Busch Stadium. Riley O’Brien took the loss after allowing three runs in the ninth. Dustin May struck out nine across 5 2/3 innings […]

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Oneil Cruz of the Pirates celebrating a homer against the Astros
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Late Rally Lifts Pirates Past Astros

Pirates 10, Astros 6 The Houston Astros fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 10-6, on Tuesday night at Daikin Park after a four-run sixth inning erased an early Astros lead. Yordan Alvarez homered and Jeremy Peña drove in two runs, but the Pirates rallied from an early deficit behind Oneil Cruz‘s go-ahead three-run homer and a […]

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