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Flores' two-run homer, his ninth of the season,
capped a seven-run sixth inning that gave Arizona a 9-5 lead.
Nick Ahmed and Adam Jones also had run-scoring hits in the
rally, during which the Cardinals committed two infield errors,
threw two wild pitches and issued two walks while using three
relievers.
Matt Wieters hit a two-run single after the Cardinals loaded the
bases with one out in the ninth inning, but Archie Bradley got
pinch hitter Paul Goldschmidt to ground into a game-ending
double play for his 17th save.
St. Louis (90-69) lost its second straight and saw its lead in
the Central drop to 1 1/2 over the Milwaukee Brewers (88-70),
who defeated the Cincinnati Reds 9-2 later on Wednesday.
Rookie Randy Arozarena had two hits, including his first major
league homer, and stole home, and Jose Martinez had three hits
and two RBIs for the Cardinals, who conclude the season with a
three-game home series against the Chicago Cubs that begins
Friday.
Arozarena stole home to give the Cardinals a 3-2 lead in the
fourth inning, and his solo homer in the sixth made it 5-2
before the Diamondbacks rallied in the last of the inning.
Arizona right-hander Merrill Kelly (13-14) gave up eight hits
and five runs in six innings, benefitting from the seven-run
sixth for the victory. He had seven strikeouts and two walks.
Cardinals starter Michel Wacha left the game due to right
shoulder tightness after a 2-0 pitch to Abraham Almonte with two
outs in the second inning after giving up four hits and two
runs. He walked two and fanned three.
His early departure forced the Cardinals to use six relievers
after using 11 pitchers in a 3-2, 19-inning loss Tuesday, a game
that lasted 6:53 and was the longest game by innings in Arizona
franchise history.
Junior Fernandez (0-1) took the loss after giving up four runs
and recording just one out.
Flores' two-run double Wednesday gave the Diamondbacks a 2-0
lead in the first inning before Martinez tied it with a two-run
double in the third.
Tommy Edman, who had two hits, was the only Cardinals' starter
on Wednesday who played all 19 innings the night before.
Goldschmidt came off the bench, and Yadier Molina and Marcell
Ozuna were given the day off.
--Field Level Media
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