JORDAN Montgomery allowed one hit while recording the first complete game of his career as the surging St. Louis Cardinals edged the host Chicago Cubs 1-0 on Monday night (Tuesday in Manila).
Albert Pujols continued his offensive tear at the plate, providing the Cardinals’ lone run with the 693rd homer of his career. Montgomery faced just 28 batters while leading St. Louis to its eighth straight victory, its longest winning streak of the season.
Montgomery (7-3), who had never completed more than seven innings since breaking into the majors in 2017 with the New York Yankees, yielded only Christopher Morel’s two-out, third-inning double. He struck out seven and improved to 4-0 with a 0.35 ERA in four starts for St. Louis.
Chicago starter Drew Smyly (5-7) gave up just Pujols’ seventh-inning blast in his seven-inning outing. He allowed only three other hits and two walks while striking out six.
In other games, it was the Brewers 4, Dodgers 0; Yankees 4, Mets 2; Royals 6, White Sox 4; Rangers 2, Twins 1; Phillies 4, Reds 1; Braves 2, Pirates 1; Rays 2, Angels 1; and Marlins 3, Athletics 0.
Brewers 4, Dodgers 0
Luis Urias and Keston Hiura hit home runs while Milwaukee’s pitching staff shut down host Los Angeles.
Brewers starter Eric Lauer (9-5) delivered five innings, and Peter Strzelecki, Hoby Milner, Matt Bush, and Jason Alexander completed the shutout.
Dodgers starter Julio Urias (13-7), who entered with a 0.95 ERA over his past six starts, all wins, saw his streak end. He gave up one run on two hits in six innings.
Yankees 4, Mets 2
Aaron Judge hit a home run off Max Scherzer, his major-league-leading 47th long ball of the year, as the host Yankees won the opener of a two-game Subway Series.
The Yankees won consecutive games for the first time since getting three straight wins over the Kansas City Royals from July 28-30. Andrew Benintendi (2-for-3) accounted for New York’s other three runs. Domingo German (2-2) outpitched Scherzer, allowing two runs (one earned) on four hits in 6 1/3 innings.
Scherzer tied a season high by giving up four runs on seven hits in 6 2/3 innings. He struck out three and walked one to remain one win shy of No. 200 for his career. — Field Level Media