Pirates starting pitcher Gerrit Cole tossed a quality start and earned his first win of the season Friday night against St. Louis.

Making his first start of the year, Cole (1-0) fired four scoreless innings before serving up a two-run home run to Matt Carpenter in the fifth. He surrendered two runs on six hits and two walks while striking out three over seven innings pitched in a 12-2 win. He tossed 108 pitches, 73 called for strikes.

Cole will look to keep rolling on Thursday against the Cubs in Chicago.