St. Louis Cardinals ace Jack Flaherty became the major leagues’ first seven-game winner this year with a 2-0 victory over Milwaukee on Thursday. Flaherty (7-0) allowed four hits, struck out six and walked two to help the Cardinals win. Nolan Arenado’s first-inning RBI single that put St. Louis ahead for good marked the only time in this series that either team scored before the sixth inning.
Alex Reyes remained perfect in 11 save chances by striking out Tyrone Taylor to strand two runners. The Brewers went 0 for 10 with runners in scoring position.
The Cardinals begin a three-game series at San Diego on Friday. The scheduled starting pitchers are Johan Oviedo (0-1, 4.61) for the Cardinals and Joe Musgrove (2-4, 3.00) for the Padres. 8:15 with the pregame and the first pitch 9:10 on KIRX.
Cardinals manager Mike Shildt said MRI results on Paul DeJong are “likely to create a pause” before the shortstop’s return, but added that it’s probably “not anything overly long-term.” DeJong left Wednesday’s game with left side tightness.