The St. Louis Cardinals were unable to find the plate in a 1-0 shutout loss to the Washington Nationals. St. Louis starter Carlos Martinez gave up one run over six-innings but couldn’t get any run support as he took his fourth loss of the season. Paul DeJong led the Cards offense with two hits. St. Louis returns home to host the Cincinnati Reds on Friday.
The Chicago Cubs pounded out 13 hits on the way to a 16-4 blowout win over the New York Mets. Shortstop Jose Baez hit a grand slam for the Cubbies. Alec Mills pitched three innings in relief to get his first win of the year. The Cubs will now go for a sweep when the teams meet up again tonight.
Ian Anderson took a shutout into the seventh inning as the Atlanta Braves slipped by the slumping New York Yankees for a 4-1 win. Austin Riley homered and the Braves had just four hits. The Braves return home to host the Arizona Diamondbacks tomorrow.