Michael McGreevy limited the Rangers to just five hits and two earned runs, but the Cardinals failed to score a run while he was in the game for the third straight start. The end result was a 2-1 win for Texas.
ST. LOUIS – Michael McGreevy pitched well enough to win again on Monday night, but for a third straight start the Cardinals failed to provide him a run of support while he was in the game.
If ever there was a pitcher who could relate to the tough luck that McGreevy has been going through of late it is Monday’s winner Jacob deGrom, who finally notched the 100th victory of a career that has been somewhat marred by his lack of run support through the years.
McGreevy allowed just five hits and two earned runs over six innings of work, but deGrom and four relievers made it stand up as the Rangers defeated the Cardinals 2-1 at Busch Stadium on Monday night.
McGreevy, who made his MLB debut against the defending champion Rangers in 2024, only struck out on Texas batter, but he induced two double play grounders in his six innings of work. He hated the final result because of how well he felt on the mound and the control of his stuff on a warm, humid night.
“I think that was the best my body has felt in terms of a (velocity) standpoint all year,” said McGreevy, who fell to 3-5 despite possessing a 2.98 ERA. “There were some good (velocity) numbers there in the first and a 92.6 (mph) on that last pitch in the sixth inning on pitch 84. I’m definitely moving in the right direction after switching up my routine in terms of how to move the body. I had a great mid-week bullpen where the velo ticked up and I’m hoping that’s a continuous trend.”
The Cardinals lost on Monday primarily because of their 14 strikeouts – eight of them from deGrom, who became the 16th active player to notch his 100th win and the first to do it at Busch Stadium since Zack Greinke on Aug. 5, 2013.
Big swing for Masyn Winn again
Masyn Winn, who has been working for weeks to shed a slump that has plagued him, had a big hit for the Redbirds a second night in a row. A night after driving in two with a single back up the middle, Winn turned on an inside pitch and hit a line drive of a homer just inside the left field foul pole.
“I was looking for a heater, but he threw a changeup and I put a good swing on it,” said Winn, who hit his first homer since April 18 when he was in his hometown of Houston against the Astros. “I haven’t (homered) in a while and I didn’t even know I could still do it. So, I’m happy to see one get out.”
Winn liked that the Cardinals worked to get deGrom’s pitch could up and got him out of the game after just five innings. However, Winn’s homer was the only hit off the four relievers employed by Rangers’ manager Skip Schumaker, who was a two-time World Series champion with the Cardinals and St. Louis’ bench coach in 2022.
“There’s a little bit of a bitter taste because we want to get that big hit with runners in scoring position and we didn’t get it tonight,” Winn said. “The plan we had was really good and hopefully next time we can get that big knock.”
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