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Diamondbacks starting pitcher Merrill Kelly
(1-2) allowed one run on five hits in six innings. He struck out
three without issuing a walk. Andrew Chafin fanned two in a
perfect ninth inning for his third save.
Cardinals starting pitcher Jack Flaherty (1-2) yielded four runs
on four hits and three walks in six-plus innings. He struck out
four.
Alec Burleson hit a two-run homer for St. Louis.
The score was 1-1 before Arizona produced a five-run seventh
inning. Marte started the rally with a leadoff homer.
After Lourdes Gurriel Jr. followed with a double and Christian
Walker walked, Andre Pallante relieved Flaherty with disastrous
results. He walked Corbin Carroll to load the bases and then
served up Smith's grand slam, a 414-foot shot to center field.
The Cardinals cut the deficit to 6-3 in the eighth inning
against Jose Ruiz, who hit Tommy Edman with a pitch and allowed
Burleson's two-run homer.
Arizona took a 1-0 lead when Josh Rojas led off the game with a
double and scored on Marte's RBI single. Flaherty induced a
double-play grounder from Gurriel to keep the Diamondbacks from
doing more damage.
Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras hit a one-out double in the
fourth inning, but Nolan Arenado lined out and Nolan Gorman
grounded out to strand him.
Flaherty retired 10 consecutive batters until he walked Alek
Thomas leading off the sixth inning. Contreras threw out Thomas
trying to steal second base.
St. Louis' Brendan Donovan reached on a one-out bunt single in
the sixth and took second on Kelly's balk. One out later,
Donovan moved up on a wild pitch. Contreras tied the game 1-1
with a double off the right-center-field wall. He stole third
base, but Arenado struck out to leave him there.
--Field Level Media
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