Sonny Gray twirls 7-inning gem as Cards blank White Sox

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Sonny Gray, JoJo Romero and Ryan Helsley combined for a three-hitter as the St. Louis Cardinals blanked the visiting Chicago White Sox 3-0 Friday.

Gray (4-1) allowed those three hits in seven innings. He struck out six and walked one while lowering his season ERA to 0.89 in 30 1/3 innings.

Romero handled the White Sox in the eighth inning, and Helsley closed out the ninth for