Cardinals' Lance Lynn: Tosses seven scoreless innings in win

Lynn (1-1) earned his first win of the season Monday with seven scoreless innings against the Pirates, allowing three hits and one walk with five strikeouts.

Lynn was unimpressive in his last start, but he turned in a gem this time, allowing just two men past first base. He threw 66 percent of his pitches for strikes and notched a season high in punchouts -- a nice departure from his most recent trip to the mound against the Nationals, in which he issued four free passes. This was an excellent result for Lynn in his third start since returning from Tommy John surgery, and he will look to produce a similar result Saturday against the Brewers.