Jordan Montgomery pitched a one-hitter and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 1-0.
CHICAGO — Albert Pujols hit career homer No. 693, Jordan Montgomery pitched a one-hitter and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 1-0 on Monday for their season-high eighth straight victory.
Pujols led off the seventh with a drive to left-center for his seventh homer in his last 10 games and No. 14 overall in his final big league season. There was a noticeable round of cheers from the Wrigley Field crowd of 29,719 as the three-time NL MVP rounded the bases on his second hit of the night.Jordan Montgomery salutes the crowd after his shutout.Drew Smyly became the 449th pitcher to surrender a homer to the 42-year-old Pujols, who matched Barry Bonds for the major league record.
That one run was all Montgomery needed. The left-hander struck out seven and walked none in his first career complete game,Rookie Christopher Morel doubled with two out in the third for Chicago’s only hit. Morel hustled into third when shortstop Paul DeJong mishandled the relay from left fielder Tyler O’Neill. But Montgomery retired Nick Madrigal on a grounder to DeJong, ending the inning.Montgomery threw 99 pitches for the NL Central leaders in the opener of a five-game series, 65 for strikes.
Chicago wasted a sharp performance by Smyly in its second straight loss after a five-game win streak. The lefty allowed four hits, struck out six and walked two in seven innings.
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