Diaz finished with three hits, and
Brendan Rodgers also went deep among his two hits for the
Rockies, who have won four straight.
Daniel Bard (4-4) pitched the ninth inning for the win.
Paul Goldschmidt homered and had two hits, and Tyler O'Neill and
Paul DeJong had two hits each for St. Louis.
With two outs in the ninth, Rodgers and Ryan McMahon walked
against Giovanny Gallegos (5-2). Diaz fell behind 0-2 before
crushing a slider into the seats in left; his fifth homer of the
season spoiled Nolan Arenado's return to Coors Field.
Arenado, who was traded to the Cardinals in the offseason,
played eight seasons with the Rockies. He went 0-for-4 Thursday.
St. Louis starter Adam Wainwright came into the game with a
stellar 11-1 record against the Rockies, including a 4-0 mark at
Coors Field. Colorado was able to get to him in the second
inning.
It started with a walk to C.J. Cron. Rodgers followed with his
fifth home run of the season, a shot to center field that gave
the Rockies a 2-1 lead.
St. Louis had gone in front in the top of the inning when Tommy
Edman reached on a one-out triple to right field and scored on a
single by DeJong. The Cardinals had runners on second and third
with two outs, but starter Antonio Senzatela got Dylan Carlson
to ground out.
St. Louis tied it in the third when Goldschmidt led off with a
homer, his 12th of the season and the 26th of his career against
Colorado.
Senzatela retired eight straight and 10 of 11 from the third
through sixth inning. He allowed two runs and seven hits in
seven innings.
Wainwright was equally effective, retiring 12 of his last 13 and
striking out four in eight strong innings.
--Field Level Media
[© 2021 Thomson Reuters. All rights
reserved.] Copyright 2021 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Thompson Reuters is solely responsible for this content.
 |
|
