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St. Louis Cardinals Starting pitcher Sonny Gray beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-0 on the Improvement Field Friday, one of the most major pitching performances of the season.
Gray, 35, completed the “Maddux” game, pitched nine innings of closed balls while getting one hit and hit 11 hits with just 89 courts.
Gray’s performance marks the first time a pitcher has abandoned 90 games below 90 goals since 2021. New York Yankees Ace Max Fried was the last pitcher to do that, at the time he was part of the Atlanta Braves.
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St. Louis Cardinals’ Sonny Gray’s first inning against the Cleveland Guardians in the field of progress in Cleveland on June 27, 2025. (Nick Carmette/Getty Image)
this Three All-Stars Seven full games have been thrown in his 13-year career, but Friday’s full game was Gray’s first since 2017 when he did it with the Yankees.
“I did a lot of things early in my career and it’s been a while,” Gray said after the game. “You don’t know if you can do that, especially the way the game develops, especially with me.
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St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Sonny Gray pitched in the first inning against Cleveland Guardians on Friday, June 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Gray never threw more than 12 balls in an inning and had two or fewer courts. Throughout the game, Gray made 19 shots of the 28 bats he faced.
Cardinal’s starter retired 15 Cleveland batsman On three or fewer courses, including six of the first course.
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St. Louis Cardinals founding pitcher Sonny Gray (54) and his teammates celebrated their victory against the Guardians of Cleveland on June 27, 2025 on the Progressive Field in Cleveland. (David Richard/Imagn image)
“I know the situation is a little bit moving forward. I do know I’ve been in a long time. When that guy got hit, I made a good court there, so I’m fine with that.” “When I went out to play ninth, it felt like another inning, which was great.”
The Cardinal (45-38) will beat Gray’s performance (40-40) in the second game of the three-game series Saturday at 4:10 pm.
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