3rd Straight CG Keeps Wizards Winning

For the 3rd straight game, the St. Louis Wizards starter pitched a complete game. This time it was Don Sutton, who held the Chicago Docs to 1 run on 4 hits, striking out 5 in an 8-1 victory. Curt Schilling ran into trouble in his 2nd straight start, lasting just 4 innings. Duke Snider hit a 2-run double in the 1st and an RBI single in the 3rd. Later in the 3rd, Mike Schmidt hit a Grand Slam to put the game away. The only Docs run scored in the 1st inning when Keith Hernandez led off with a double and scored on a Barry Bonds double later in the inning. Stan Musial added 2 triples as the Wizards collected 11 hits. The loss drops Chicago to 6-4 as the Wizards improve to 4-6.

Docs @ Wizards – 4/10/23