While Luke Weaver and long ball game extends Cardinals winning streak in win against Reds, Rays halt Cubs streak at 7
CINCINNATI (UPI) -- Despite the increasing pressures of a pennant race, St. Louis Cardinals rookie right-hander Luke Weaver is gaining confidence with each start. Weaver hasn't lost a game in nearly two months, and he now owns the longest winning streak for a Cardinals rookie since 1944. Matt Carpenter, Dexter Fowler and Paul DeJong homered, and Weaver allowed two runs through five innings to lift the Cardinals to a 9-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night at Great American Ball Park. Weaver (7-1) struck […]
