Jacob deGrom reached a career milestone and the Rangers held on for a 2-1 victory over the Cardinals at Busch Stadium. The veteran right-hander dominated through five innings to claim his 100th career win in a pitcher's duel that stayed close throughout.
deGrom struck out eight batters while allowing four hits and one walk over five innings, carrying a 3.48 ERA. He worked efficiently through 91 pitches before turning the game over to the bullpen with a two-run lead intact.
Texas built its advantage with single runs in the fourth and fifth innings. Duran doubled to left in the fourth, bringing Nimmo home for the first run. Pederson followed in the fifth with a single to center that scored Jansen and moved Lopez to third, extending the lead to 2-0.
The Cardinals answered in the sixth when Winn homered to left, a 384-foot shot that cut the deficit to one run. Michael McGreevy took the loss despite allowing just two runs over six innings, striking out one while walking two. His record fell to 3-5 with a 2.98 ERA.
Texas extended its winning streak to three games and improved to 28-31. St. Louis snapped a winning streak and dropped to 31-26. deGrom reached 100 career wins in this game, while Brandon Nimmo sits two doubles away from 200 career doubles.