{"id":1313949,"date":"2019-08-24T22:12:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-25T04:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/hudson-pitches-6-scoreless-cardinals-beat-rockies-6-0\/"},"modified":"2019-08-24T22:12:00","modified_gmt":"2019-08-25T04:12:00","slug":"hudson-pitches-6-scoreless-cardinals-beat-rockies-6-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/hudson-pitches-6-scoreless-cardinals-beat-rockies-6-0\/","title":{"rendered":"Hudson pitches 6 scoreless, Cardinals beat Rockies 6-0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Dakota Hudson delivers during the first inning of the team’s baseball game against the Colorado Rockies on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, in St. Louis. (AP Photo\/Scott Kane)<\/strong>
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ST. LOUIS \u2014 Dakota Hudson wasn\u2019t going to let another quality start slip away.<\/p>\n

Hudson allowed just two hits over six innings, Harrison Bader and Paul Goldschmidt homered, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Colorado Rockies 6-0 on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

Hudson (13-6) extended his scoreless streak to a career-high 18 2\/3 innings as the Cardinals won their third straight and sixth in their last seven games. Daniel Murphy\u2019s leadoff double in the second snapped Hudson\u2019s streak of 8 2\/3 innings not allowing a hit.<\/p>\n

\u201cI actually felt like I was kind of loosening up as the game went and starting to get in a little bit of a groove,\u201d Hudson said.<\/p>\n

The key to Hudson\u2019s performance was a visit by pitching coach Mike Maddux to the mound after the 24-year-old walked two straight batters in the fourth. Hudson responded by getting Ian Desmond to hit into a 1-4-3 double play to snuff out the rally.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust reset and start attacking again,\u201d Cardinals manager Mike Shildt said. \u201cWhen Dak\u2019s doing that, getting ahead and controlling counts, he\u2019s in a great spot.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Cardinals moved 1 1\/2 games ahead of the Chicago Cubs, who lost earlier to Washington, for first place in the National League Central. St. Louis improved to a season-high 12 games over .500.<\/p>\n

Hudson struck out two and walked three before being lifted for a pinch hitter after throwing 95 pitches. His 13 wins are the most among all rookies and Hudson is the first rookie to lead St. Louis in wins since Matt Morris in 1997.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of it is making the hitter adjust to you a little bit,\u201d Hudson said. \u201cYou obviously see things as the game goes on, which I\u2019m very fortunate to have (Yadier Molina) to make those adjustments with me. You\u2019ve kind of got to just be aggressive with what you do and just try to work through as quick of innings as you can.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tyler Webb, Giovanny Gallegos and Dominic Leone completed the four-hit shutout.<\/p>\n

Marcell Ozuna\u2019s two-run single gave the Cardinals a 2-0 lead in the first. Ozuna, who reached three times, has seven RBIs in his last three games and is hitting .455 (5 for 11) during that span.<\/p>\n

\u201cOzuna is hitting missiles everywhere, all over the ballpark,\u201d Shildt said.<\/p>\n

Bader doubled the Cardinals\u2019 lead with a two-run homer in the second. It was Bader\u2019s first home run in 45 games going back to June 8.<\/p>\n

Goldschmidt\u2019s 29th home run of the season capped the scoring in the seventh.<\/p>\n

Rockies starter Chi Chi Gonzalez walked the lead-off man in the first, second and fifth innings and each one turned into a run for the Cardinals. Gonzalez (0-5) walked six and allowed five runs over 4 1\/3 innings as the Rockies lost their third straight and their fifth in the last six.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust couldn\u2019t get the ball in the strike zone,\u201d Rockies manager Bud Black said. \u201cHe was around the zone, they weren\u2019t big misses it looked like from our vantage point. It looked as though he just couldn\u2019t get the ball on the corner inside the strike zone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Colorado center fielder Yonathan Daza was ejected by home plate umpire Paul Emmel after slamming down his bat after a called third strike to end the seventh inning.<\/p>\n

\u201cHere\u2019s a young guy trying to get a big hit for us and the call didn\u2019t go his way and he reacted,\u201d Black said.<\/p>\n

MOLINA MILESTONE<\/p>\n

It was the 150th time Molina caught a shutout, which is the fourth-most among catchers since 1900.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a good shepherd at getting guys through it man,\u201d Shildt said. \u201cHe\u2019s the smartest guy I\u2019ve seen on a baseball field.\u201d<\/p>\n

REDBIRDS ROYALTY<\/p>\n

The Cardinals inducted third baseman Scott Rolen (who played in St. Louis from 2002-07), right-hander Jason Isringhausen (2002-08) and right-hander Mort Cooper (1938-45) into the team\u2019s Hall of Fame before the game. Each year, fans vote for two modern-era players and a panel selects a veteran player.<\/p>\n

TRAINING ROOM<\/p>\n

Rockies: OF David Dahl (right high ankle sprain) is at least a week to 10 days away from resuming baseball activities.<\/p>\n

Cardinals: OF Jose Martinez (right A\/C joint sprain) will leave tomorrow to begin a rehab assignment at Double-A Springfield. 2B Kolten Wong left the game in the seventh after fouling a ball off of his right foot. X-rays were negative and Wong is considered day-to-day.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve fouled ball off my toes hundreds of times, but God this one takes the cake man,\u201d Wong said. \u201cThat was a lot of pain. I\u2019m glad no fracture. I\u2019ll be back in a couple of days.\u201d<\/p>\n

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