The Cardinals beat the White Sox 7-3 on Friday night at Busch Stadium. Gordon Graceffo (8-1) picked up the win.

Alec Burleson 2(106), Masyn Winn (52), Joshua Baez 2(18), and Leo Bernal 2(12) all had RBI’s. Bernal also had his 1st three hit game in his MLB career.

The Cardinals are now 73-75.

Game 2 is Saturday night at 6:15 pm.

The scheduled starting pitchers are Luis Castillo (4-11), 5.57 ERA, 126 innings, 109 strikeouts, 40 walks, and a whip of 1.46 vs Kyle Leahy (10-4), 3.41 ERA, 132 innings, 124 strikeouts, 38 walks, and a whip of 1.33.