Complex sentence: He pitched the first game of the 2006 World Series for the Cardinals and earned the win, pitching 8 innings, retiring 17 batters in a row, only giving up 2 runs, and earning player of the game honors.
Split into simpler sentences: He pitched the first game of the 2006 World Series for the Cardinals. He earned the win pitching 8 innings only giving up 2 runs, earning player of the game honors.