Clay Holmes shines in his 1st home start, Seiya Suzuki hits 3-run homer as Cubs beat Cardinals 3-0
Chicago Cubs secured a 3-0 victory over St. Louis Cardinals on Friday, thanks to a strong performance from rookie starter Clay Holmes and a three-run home run by Seiya Suzuki. Holmes, who made his second start and first at Wrigley Field since being acquired from the New York Mets, combined with three relievers to record a perfect three-hitter.
He struck out three, walked one and allowed only one hit in 6 2/3 innings. Suzuki, who hit his 21st career homer, smashed a three-run shot off Ryan Rolison in the seventh inning. Schneider contributed a two-hit performance in the first five innings, before conceding a single in the fifth. The Cubs, now 72-51, are hot on the heels of MLB-leading Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central, while the Cardinals, 61-61, lag three and a half games behind idle Philadelphia for the final NL wild-card spot.
The rivals have split their first 10 meetings this season, and Friday's game marked the start of an 11-game, 10-day Cardinals road trip.
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