(St. Louis, MO) — The Cardinals begin a brief, two-game Interleague series with the Astros tonight at Busch Stadium. Jaime Garcia starts for St. Louis while Houston hands the ball to Doug Fister. First pitch is at 7:15 p.m. The Cards will also host the Rangers for three games this weekend.
>>Scherzer, Nats Shut Down Cubs
(Washington, DC) — Max Scherzer struck out 11 over seven strong innings to lead the Nationals to a 4-1 win over the Cubs. Addison Russell homered in the sixth to break up Scherzer’s perfect game. Kyle Hendricks allowed three earned runs in five-and-a-third innings to fall to 4-and-6. The second of the three-game series is tonight.
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