PITTSBURGH — — Oneil Cruz finished a home run short of the cycle, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat St. Louis 8-2 on Friday night to keep the Cardinals from stretching their lead atop the NL Central.
Today, RHP Jack Flaherty (0-1, 4.15 ERA) will take the mound for the Cardinals and RHP JT Brubaker (3-11, 4.35) for the Pirates.
KANSAS CITY — On Friday night at Kauffman Stadium, it was Tigers starter Joey Wentz walking off the field to a rousing cheer from Tigers and Royals fans alike after he made a stellar start in his hometown, just a few miles away from where he dominated high school batters at Shawnee Mission East (Kan.) High School.
In his third career start, Wentz shut down the Royals much like he used to do to his high school opponents, holding them to two hits over 6 2/3 scoreless innings in Kansas City’s 10-2 loss to Detroit.
The Royals host the Tigers again today, Jonathan Heasley gets the start for Kansas City.
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