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 Left fielder Melky Cabrera's solo homer in the top of the sixth
inning snapped a tie as the Chicago White Sox became the first
visiting team to sweep a series in Busch Stadium this year with a
7-1 decision in a thrice-delayed game which started late Wednesday
night and ended early Thursday morning.
Cabrera's third homer of the year helped make a winner of starter
Jose Quintana (4-7), who gave up six hits and a run over six innings
with no walks and eight strikeouts.
Catcher Tyler Flowers belted a two-run homer to key a five-run
ninth, his second in as many nights. First baseman Jose Abreu added
an RBI single, while Cabrera drove in a second run with a groundout
and an error enabled the final run to score.
Chicago upped its record to 34-42 and finished its eight-game road
trip at 4-4.
Starter John Lackey (6-5) pitched seven innings for St. Louis
(51-26), allowing seven hits and two runs while walking two and
whiffing six. The Cardinals fell to 29-9 at home and lost
consecutive games at home for just the second time this year.
Rain dominated the first half of the game. It delayed the start for
1:49, then held things up for 14 minutes while St. Louis batted in
the bottom of the first and stopped the proceedings for 16 minutes
before the bottom of the second.
Between delays, the Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the first as
shortstop Jhonny Peralta doubled down the left-field line to score
second baseman Kolten Wong. Shortstop Alexei Ramirez made a strong
relay throw home, but Wong's slide to the outside of home plate beat
the tag.
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Chicago tied it in the fifth on a two-out RBI single by center
fielder Adam Eaton that scored Flowers, who led off with a single
and moved to second on a groundout.
NOTES: St. Louis LHP Jaime Garcia (groin cramp) won't be able to
start Thursday night's game against San Diego, although manager Mike
Matheny is hoping Garcia can take a turn next week against the
Chicago Cubs and avoid a DL stint. ... Chicago activated LHP Dan
Jennings (neck) from a rehab stint, optioning RHP Junior Guerra to
Triple-A Charlotte to make room. ... The Cardinals probably will
call up LHP Tim Cooney from Triple-A Memphis to start Thursday
night. Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said before Wednesday night's
game that the start would be made by a pitcher in Memphis. Cooney
was pulled from his Saturday start after two innings.
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