OAKLAND, Calif.—Lance Lynn earned his first win for the St. Louis Cardinals in seven years, a 3–2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night before a season-low crowd of 3,296 at the Coliseum.
Lynn (1–0) allowed two runs—one earned—and five hits in seven innings, lowering his earned-run average to 2.18 in four starts. The 36-year-old right-hander went 72–47 for the Cardinals from 2011–17. After pitching for five other teams, he returned to St. Louis during the offseason on a one-year, $11 million contract.
