ST. LOUIS – Jack Flaherty won a fourth straight start for the first time in two years, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat Washington 8-4 on Sunday to open the second half by taking two of three from the Nationals.
Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run homer and Nolan Gorman had three hits and two RBIs for St. Louis.
Flaherty (7-5) allowed three runs, three hits and three walks in six innings with seven strikeouts. He had not won four starts in a row since an 8-0 stretch from April 7 to May 19, 2021.
Cardinals: RHP Miles Mikolas (5-5, 4.12) starts Monday’s opener of a three-game series against visiting Miami
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — — Bobby Witt Jr. homered and tripled with three RBI, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-4 on Sunday for their second win in 10 games.
Witt and Drew Waters became the first Royals teammates to each triple and homer in the same game. In a game that sped by in 1 hour, 54 minutes, Brady Singer (6-8) won for the second time in seven starts since June 4.
The Royals host Detroit tonight, Jordan Lyles starts.
For a Complete Look at All The Latest Sports CLICK LINK BELOW