A’s can’t muster much offense vs. Cards

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ST. LOUIS — Boosted by Jedd Gyorko’s early blast, starter Luke Weaver capped his Busch Stadium debut with his first Major League win to help the Cardinals get back on track at Busch Stadium on Friday night. Winless in their first seven home Interleague games this season, the Cardinals ended that skid with a 3-1 win over the A’s, who returned to St. Louis for the first time since 2010.

The victory pulled the Cardinals to within one game of the Giants in the race for the top Wild Card spot and boosted their lead for the second Wild Card berth to 2 1/2 games over the Marlins.

After allowing five runs in his first nine big-league innings, Weaver found his footing on Friday. He became the sixth Cardinals pitcher since 1913 to strike out seven in his home debut and limited Oakland to four hits over a career-best six innings. The only hit that hurt was a …

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