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05/29 22:01 CDT Velzquez, Saggese, Herrera hit HRs, lift Cardinals to a 6-5
win over the Cubs
Velzquez, Saggese, Herrera hit HRs, lift Cardinals to a 6-5 win over the Cubs
Warren Mayes
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ST. LOUIS (AP) --- Nelson Velzquez hit a three-run homer and Ivn Herrera and
Thomas Saggese added solo shots, powering the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-5 win
over the Chicago Cubs in the first meeting of the season between the teams
Friday night.
Promoted from Triple-A Memphis before the game, Velzquez hit the first pitch
he saw over the left field fence to tie the game 3-3. It was his first game in
the majors since June 23, 2024, when he played with Kansas City. He was 0-for-6
in 2023 in games against the Cubs, a team he played for in 2022-23.
St. Louis snapped a four-game losing streak. The Cubs entered the game winning
their last two after losing their previous 10 games.
Gordon Graceffo (4-1) picked up the win with a spotless inning in relief.
Riley O'Brien, the sixth reliever used, earned his 14th save. He allowed a run
when Pete Crow-Armstrong scored on a groundout by Michael Busch.
Shota Imanaga (4-6) worked 5 1/3 inning and allowed five runs and five hits.
Jos Fermn singled home a run in the eighth with two outs, extending the lead
to 6-4.
Herrera put St. Louis ahead 5-4 with a solo homer in the fifth inning. He has
homered in three of last eight games.
Saggese hit his first homer of the season in the fourth with two outs, tying
the game 4-4. It was his fourth career home run.
Chicago went ahead 4-3 in the second on a run-scoring single by Busch, who had
three hits.
Happ gave the Cubs a 3-0 when he hit a two-out homer off starter Andre
Pallante, who pitched three innings. It was the third consecutive game Happ has
hit a homer.
Up next Cubs RHP Ben Brown (1-2, 2.01) goes against Cardinals RHP Kyle Leahy (5-3, 4.44) on Saturday . __ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb |
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