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Nolan Arenado homered against his former team, Adam Wainwright pitched three-hit ball into the ninth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Colorado Rockies 2-0 on Sunday.
CARDINALS 2, ROCKIES 0
ST. LOUIS — Nolan Arenado homered against his former team, Adam Wainwright pitched three-hit ball into the ninth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Colorado Rockies 2-0 on Sunday.
Yadier Molina hit an RBI double and Ryan Helsley got Josh Fuentes to ground into a game-ending double play with the bases loaded. St. Louis completed a three-game sweep and has won nine of 11 overall.
Colorado dropped to a major league-worst 2-14 on the road.
Arenado was acquired from the Rockies in a blockbuster trade in early February after the star third baseman spent the first eight years of his career with Colorado.
He said it felt strange playing against his old teammates during the weekend series.
“It was definitely weird,” Arenado said. “Obviously, I know a lot of those guys. At the end of the day, it was a great series to win.”
Arenado has reached safely in 18 of the last 20 games. His mom, Millie, was in attendance on Mother’s Day, which made the home run even more enjoyable.
“It’s just great to have moments like that with your family,” St. Louis Manager Mike Shildt said. “That’s what life is all about. These are magic moments that people will cherish for a long time.”
Wainwright (2-3) struck out 5 and walked 3 over 81/3 innings, improving to 11-1 against the Rockies. He retired nine batters in a row at one point and eight in a row during another stretch.
The 39-year-old right-hander fell two outs short of his 11th career shutout. His last one came in 2016. The veteran simply keeps plugging along.
Molina and Wainwright have made 279 starts together as a battery, which ranks them sixth all-time.
METS 4, DIAMONDBACKS 2 Jacob deGrom was pulled after five innings with right side tightness in his return from a similar injury, but the bullpen closed out a four-hitter as New York beat Arizona for its fifth consecutive win.
BREWERS 2, MARLINS 1 (10) Tyrone Taylor hit a two-out, tiebreaking single in the 10th inning, and seven Milwaukee pitchers combined on a six-hitter to beat Miami.
PIRATES 6, CUBS 5 Tyler Anderson pitched eight solid innings as Pittsburgh beat Chicago to end the Cubs’ five-game winning streak.
PADRES 11, GIANTS 1 Jake Cronenworth and Fernando Tatis Jr. hit home runs off Johnny Cueto as San Diego roughed up San Francisco.
BRAVES 6, PHILLIES 1 Freddie Freeman and Dansby Swanson homered as Atlanta beat Philadelphia.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
RED SOX 4, ORIOLES 3 Rafael Devers and Hunter Renfroe homered, Nick Pivetta won his third consecutive start and Boston defeated Baltimore.
ASTROS 7, BLUE JAYS 4 Kyle Tucker hit a three-run home run and tied a career-high with four RBI as Houston beat Toronto.
RANGERS 10, MARINERS 2 Adolis Garcia hit his team-leading ninth home run and drove in a career-high five runs, Dane Dunning struck out 10 in five innings and Texas beat Seattle.
WHITE SOX 9, ROYALS 3 Yermin Mercedes and Jose Abreu each had three RBI to help Chicago finish a three-game sweep, handing Kansas City its eighth consecutive loss.
RAYS 4, ATHLETICS 3 Willy Adames hit a three-run home run in the fifth, Mike Brosseau added a tiebreaking drive the next inning and Tampa Bay held off Oakland to avoid a series sweep.
INTERLEAGUE
YANKEES 3, NATIONALS 2 Giancarlo Stanton hit a game-ending single off Brad Hand in the ninth inning, and New York beat Washington for its second consecutive walk-off win over the Nationals.
ANGELS 2, DODGERS 1 Jared Walsh hit a two-run double in the third inning and the Los Angeles Angels held off the Los Angeles Dodgers.