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05/20 21:57 CDT Michael Siani hits his first homer and drives in 4 as Cardinals
beat Orioles 6-3
Michael Siani hits his first homer and drives in 4 as Cardinals beat Orioles 6-3
By JOE HARRIS
Associated Press
ST. LOUIS (AP) --- Michael Siani hit his first career home run and drove in
four runs, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 on Monday
night.
Siani's three-run homer into the right field bullpen capped a four-run fourth
inning that gave the Cardinals a 5-0 lead. It was the first homer in 91 career
plate appearances for Siani, who spent parts of the 2022 and 2023 seasons with
the Cincinnati Reds before being selected off waivers by the Cardinals last
September.
Sonny Gray gave up three runs, just one earned, in 5 2/3 innings as the
Cardinals won for the sixth time in their last eight games. Gray (6-2) allowed
three hits, walked two and struck out six.
Gray took a no-hitter into the sixth only to have it unceremoniously ended by a
three-run homer by Gunnar Henderson to cut the Cardinals' lead to 5-3.
Henderson's 417-foot blast to the left-center field bleachers scored Cedric
Mullins and Jorge Mateo, each of whom reached on consecutive fielding errors by
St. Louis shortstop Masyn Winn. It was Henderson's major league-leading 16th of
the season and his fourth in as many games.
JoJo Romero got the final out of the sixth after Gray surrendered hits to Ryan
O'Hearn and Jordan Westburg following the homer. Romero pitched a scoreless
seventh and John King and Andrew Kittredge combined for a scoreless eighth,
before Ryan Helsley earned his 14th save in 15 chances.
Dean Kremer lasted just four innings, tying a season-low, as the Orioles lost
their fourth game in their last seven. Kremer (3-4) allowed five runs on six
hits, walked three and struck out two.
Siani singled home Nolan Gorman to give the Cardinals a 1-0 lead in the second.
Winn ignited the four-run fourth with an RBI double to extend his hitting
streak to a career-high 11 games. Winn added an RBI single in the sixth to make
it 6-3 Cardinals.
TRANSACTIONS
The Cardinals selected the contract of RHP Ryan Loutos and optioned RHP Chris
Roycroft to Triple-A Memphis. St. Louis also designated 1B/OF Alfonso Rivas III
for assignment.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Cardinals: RHP Giovanny Gallegos (right shoulder impingement) is scheduled to
throw another bullpen on Tuesday and RHP Keynan Middleton (right forearm flexor
strain) is scheduled to appear in back-to-back games Wednesday and Thursday as
his rehab progresses at Double-A Springfield.
UP NEXT
The Cardinals will send RHP Lance Lynn (1-2, 4.17 ERA) to the mound against RHP
Kyle Brandish (0-0, 2.63) on Tuesday night. Lynn settled in to work five
innings after allowing four first inning runs in a loss to the Angels last
Wednesday. Brandish earned his first career win in his only prior start against
St. Louis on May 10, 2022.
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