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Kim keeps Cardinals in game; Goldschmidt wins it 2-1 with homer in ninth

Cardinal pitcher Kwang Hyun Kim throws in the first inning on Friday, June 4, 2021, in a of a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Christian Gooden,

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Throwing more balls than strikes when the count has exceeded 100 pitches generally is not a recipe for victory. But Cardinals lefthander Kwang Hyun Kim, exiting the 10-day injured list following his recovery from his second lower back injury of the spring, managed to keep his team in the game Tuesday night at Busch Stadium despite throwing only 49 strikes out of 102 offerings.