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Miles Mikolas threw the St. Louis Cardinals' first complete-game shutout of the season on Monday night, when the right-hander scattered eight hits to lead the Cardinals to a 7-0 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a three-game series. The Cardinals, who have won three straight, have thrown four shutouts this year, three of them started by Mikolas. The Pirates have lost four in a row. Continue to Article

July 16, 2019 12:52:am EST

Miles Mikolas threw the St. Louis Cardinals' first shutout of the season on Monday night, when the right-hander scattered eight hits to lead the Cardinals to a 7-0 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a three-game series. The Cardinals have won three straight. The Pirates have lost four in a row. Continue to Article

July 15, 2019 11:45:pm EST

Jon Lester shined with his arm and his bat as the Chicago Cubs cruised to a 10-4 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday afternoon. Lester (9-6) posted a quality start by limiting the Pirates to three runs over 6 2/3 innings while striking out six and walking none. He also went 2-for-3 with his third career home run and three RBIs -- one more than he had all season before Saturday. Continue to Article

July 13, 2019 5:49:pm EST

Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Francisco Cervelli, recovering from a concussion, said Saturday he wants to return to the game at any position - even catcher. "We have to be open to the fact that maybe third base or first base or right field or a bat off the bench or maybe he becomes a regular somewhere at each of those," he said. Continue to Article

July 13, 2019 3:35:pm EST