First big league win ‘indescribable’ for Weaver

ST. LOUIS — After two weeks of occupying a spot on the Cardinals’ roster, Luke Weaver finally got his chance on Friday to impress the home crowd. And quite the impression did he make.

With the best start yet of his budding career, Weaver pitched the Cardinals past the A’s with a 3-1 victory that earned him a keepsake ball and icy postgame shower from his teammates as a congratulatory gesture for picking up his first career win.

“Indescribable” was how the right-hander tried to describe all that the night meant afterward.

This was a win he did plenty to earn, as Weaver lasted a career-best six innings while limiting the A’s to four hits. He was not rattled by Yonder Alonso’s second-inning solo homer, and he held the A’s hitless in three chances with runners in scoring position. Weaver’s final inning may have been his best, too, as he recorded three groundball outs on 13 pitches to cap a 95-pitch night.

“That’s a great sign that he is trusting his stuff more,” manager Mike Matheny said of Weaver’s seven groundball outs. “Today was just a great …

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