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Weaver Gets 1st Big-league Win; Cardinals Beat A's

Weaver Gets 1st Big-league Win; Cardinals Beat A's
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By The Associated Press
Aug. 26, 2016 | ST. LOUIS, MO
By The Associated Press Aug. 26, 2016 | 11:31 PM | ST. LOUIS, MO
Jedd Gyorko homered and Luke Weaver pitched six strong innings to earn his first major league win as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Oakland Athletics 3-1 on Friday night.

Gyorko's 423-foot shot in the first extended the Cardinals' home run streak to 15 games, the longest active streak in the majors, and made it 2-0 after just two batters.

Weaver (1-1) gave up one run and four hits in a career-high six innings in his home debut for the Cardinals. Five of his seven strikeouts were looking.

Cardinals center fielder Randal Grichuk made a diving catch on a sinking drive by Stephen Vogt to end the fifth, and Jhonny Peralta made a sprawling stop at third base and threw out Khris Davis to start the sixth.

Seung Hwan Oh got the last three outs for his 13th save.

Ross Detwiler (1-3) gave up three runs and six hits while striking out six in 5 1/3 innings.

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