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Gyorko’s HR helps Weaver win first game
- Updated: August 27, 2016
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 1 1/2 games over the Marlins.
“It was a good, clean game, probably one of the faster ones we’ve had,” Gyorko said after the two-hour, 26-minute affair. “It was fun to play behind Luke the way he was throwing the ball. He looked good. Hopefully he just keeps going the way he’s going.”
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 second-inning solo homer by Yonder Alonso, now a career .365 hitter at Busch Stadium.
“It was indescribable,” Weaver said of throwing his first pitches at Busch Stadium. “I know on the road you have a bunch of awesome stadiums and [another] fan base, but to have your fan base behind you and just to be in the atmosphere of the Cardinals is just awesome. I got really excited and a little bit nervous before the game, but as I settled in, I could just feel the crowd. It was just a lot of fun.” More >>
By the time Alonso went deep, however, the Cardinals had already built their advantage. Gyorko followed a leadoff single by Matt Carpenter with his 15th home run since the All-Star break. It was the third home run A’s starter Ross Detwiler has allowed in his last three starts, none of which Oakland has won. The Cardinals added an insurance run with Jhonny Peralta’s sixth-inning sacrifice fly.
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