Cardinals beat Pirates 4-1 as Quinn Mathews gets his first MLB win
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What happened
Quinn Mathews allowed one run over 5 2/3 innings for his first major league win and Jimmy Crooks hit a two-run homer to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. Mathews (1-2) threw 102 pitches in the longest of his four starts. Ryan Fernandez followed Mathews with two scoreless innings.
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