The St. Louis Cardinals have run their winning streak to 7 in a row with a 6-4 win last night over the Washington Nationals. John Gant pitched a strong 5 1/3 innings, giving up just 1 run, and he also hit a two-run homer, his first major league hit. Kolten Wong powered the Cardinals offense going 3-3 with 3 RBI’s as the Redbirds go 10 games over .500 for the first time this season. The Cards are now just 4 games behind Chicago in the NL Central and just 2 games out in the Wildcard race.
St. Louis and Washington play again tonight and Busch Stadium.
https://www.mlb.com/cardinals/video/wong-shildt-on-win-vs-nats/c-2386563983
The Kansas City Royals lost 6-5 to the Toronto Blue Jays at Kauffman. Trailing early, the Royals tallied 3 runs in the 3rd to tie the game, but Toronto broke the tie in the 4th, and scored 2 in 8th to seal the win. The Royals and Blue Jays play again tonight in KC.