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The Cardinals made franchise history they haven't achieved in 82 years following their shutout win over the Padres on Friday.
Cardinals catcher Wilson Contreras was hit on the arm by a 93.7 mph fastball from Padres starter Nick Pivetta. Contreras immediately began shouting at Pivetta,
Can’t put this one on the offense. Seven runs will win a game almost 90% of the time in the major leagues. A sweaty Thursday night did not work out that way for the Padres, as their offense found some potency but their pitchers threw too many pitches that found the seats and the Cardinals outlasted them,
On Friday, the benches cleared in the matchup between the Cardinals and Padres after Nick Pivetta plunked Willson Contreras.
Padres’ 3-0 loss to Cardinals is a rarity in many ways; Nick Pivetta has thoughts on Willson Contreras and baseball having gone ‘soft’