Sonny Gray's brilliant beginning to Cardinals tenure continues with 6 shutout innings vs. A's
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Two runs.
Nootbaar was in the middle of both.
The Cardinals widened their lead when Jordan Walker delivered a two-out RBI single that scored Contreras. That was the lead the bullpen inherited.
Stop, thief! (Take 14)
Zack Gelof, the second batter Gray faced in the bottom of the first, singled and promptly ran himself into a little bit of 2024 Cardinals trivia.
The Cardinals began the day as one of four teams in the majors yet to throw out a batter on the bases. Opponents were successful in their first 13 attempts to steal a base against the Cardinals. That didn’t seem so bad compared with the Mets.
Opponents have stolen 24 consecutive (and counting) against them.
For the Cardinals, their tolerance ended in the first inning.
Gelof took off for second, and Contreras’ throw combined with Masyn Winn’s tag to beat him to the base. That made opponents 13 for 14 on attempts to steal. It also allowed Gray to face the minimum through three innings and need only 21 pitches to get the first six outs of the game.
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