Navy grad wins major league game

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Naval Academy graduate and St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Mitch Harris at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, April 23, 2015. Harris, 29, is currently in the Navy Reserve. (Mike Morones/Staff)

Navy Reserve Lt. Mitch Harris recorded his first Major League Baseball victory and became the first Naval Academy grad to win a major league game Tuesday night as the Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 7-4 in St. Louis.

Harris held the Cubs scoreless in the sixth. In the bottom half of the inning, the Cards scored two runs, earning Harris the win.

“I know that my story is a little different, but I don’t want to be any more different than anybody else. To me, it’s just like [it would be] for anybody else. It’s my first win, and I’m excited. We’ll celebrate later on when we do bigger things,” Harris said after the game, reported MLB.com.