Newly acquired José Quintana won in his debut with St. Louis, Tyler O’Neill and Nolan Arenado homered and the Cardinals beat Chicago 7-2, completing a doubleheader sweep of the Cubs on Thursday night.
Quintana, traded from the Pittsburgh Pirates to St. Louis on Monday, surrendered one run, one hit and two walks and struck out seven batters in six innings in a no-decision debut with the Cardinals.
The Cardinals have homered in 13 straight games for the majors’ second-longest active streak behind the Yankees (19). St. Louis has hit multiple home runs in seven straight games for the longest active streak in MLB.
The Pirates beat the Brewers 5-4 in 10 innings, so the Cardinals and Brewers are in a tie for first place in the NL Central.
Now the Cardinals have a tough weekend series hosting the Yankees starting tonight. Dakota Hudson will pitch for St. Louis, 6:20 with the pregame and the first pitch at 7:15 on KIRX.