(St. Louis, MO) — Jack Flaherty tossed six scoreless innings as the Cardinals topped the Brewers 5-2 in St. Louis. Flaherty allowed just three hits in the win and Bud Norris closed out the save. Marcell Ozuna and Kolten Wong had two RBI apiece and Jedd Gyorko hit a solo homer. St. Louis has won nine of its last 10 games to move within a half game of the Brewers for the final NL wild card slot. Milwaukee starter Freddy Peralta surrendered three runs over six innings to take the loss. Jesus Aguilar had a two-run single for the Brewers, who have dropped seven-of-10.
(Pittsburgh, PA) — Cole Hamels tossed seven scoreless innings as the Cubs beat the Pirates 1-0 in Pittsburgh. Hamels moved to 3-and-0 for Chicago since being acquired from the Rangers. Kyle Schwarber provided the offense for the Cubs with a solo home run in the second. Chicago has won three-straight and is a season-high 21-games above .500. Pirates starter Trevor Williams surrendered one run across seven frames to take the tough-luck loss. Pittsburgh is on a five-game slide.
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