ST. LOUIS — Left-hander Kwang Hyun Kim had blanked San Francisco and Chicago for seven and then six innings, respectively, in his final two starts for the Cardinals before the All-Star break. That stretched his scoreless innings streak to 15 but he had even more incentive to continue that run Saturday night.
Kim, who will be 33 next Thursday, was pitching in front of his family from South Korea for the first time since he signed with the Cardinals before the start of the 2020 season and before the coronavirus pandemic. And he continued the run, blanking the Giants, who have the major leagues’ best record, for the second time in 12 days.
This time, Kim limited the Giants to three singles over six innings and rode a solo homer by Tyler O’Neill homer and Paul Goldschmidt’s third homer in three games, a two-run shot, to a 3-1 victory on Goldschmidt Jersey Night at Busch Stadium. The largest crowd of the season at Busch, 40,489, enjoyed the moments.
