Jordan Montgomery allowed one hit while recording the first complete game of his career as the surging St. Louis Cardinals edged the host Chicago Cubs 1–0 on Monday night.
Albert Pujols continued his offensive tear at the plate, providing the Cardinals’ lone run with the 693rd homer of his career. Montgomery faced just 28 batters while leading St. Louis to its eighth straight victory, its longest winning streak of the season.
Montgomery (7–3), who had never completed more than seven innings since breaking into the majors in 2017 with the New York Yankees, yielded only Christopher Morel’s two-out, third-inning double. He struck out seven and improved to 4–0 with a 0.35 ERA in four starts for St. Louis….