ST. LOUIS (News First) – Masyn Winn hit a solo homer while Sonny Gray threw six strong innings, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-1 victory over the San Diego Padres to earn a split in the four-game series. Winn, a rookie, scored the game-winning run Wednesday after he hit a two-out single to start the ninth-inning rally. In the four games against San Diego, Winn produced nine hits in 17 at-bats.
Iván Herrera and Victor Scott II each added two hits for St. Louis. Gray, who had lost his three previous starts, checked the Padres to three hits and a run with no walks. The Birds’ tough schedule of games continues. They now play the top team in the American League in a three-game series, the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium starting tonight (Friday).
