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Nick Ahmed hit a two-run double for the
Diamondbacks, who have won three straight games and eight of
their last 11.
Arizona starter Drey Jameson allowed two runs on three hits and
four walks in 3 2/3 innings. Kyle Nelson (3-0), the first of six
relievers, earned the victory and Miguel Castro earned his first
save.
Cardinals starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery (2-2) allowed seven
runs on 10 hits in four innings.
Willson Contreras hit two homers and drove in three runs for the
Cardinals, who lost for the fourth time in their last six games.
Paul Goldschmidt's first-inning homer put the Cardinals up 1-0.
Tyler O'Neill hit a double and Dylan Carlson and Taylor Motter
drew walks in the second inning. With two outs, Lars Nootbaar
reached on an infield single to put the Cardinals up 2-0.
Arizona cut its deficit in half in the third inning as Moreno
hit a double and scored on a single by Josh Rojas.
The Diamondbacks surged ahead 7-2 in the fourth inning. Lourdes
Gurriel Jr. led off with a single, Christian Walker hit an RBI
double and Evan Longoria hit a single to put runners at the
corners.
Jake McCarthy reached on a fielder's choice grounder as the
Cardinals caught Walker off third base, but they botched the
rundown as Walker retreated to the bag.
Ahmed doubled to drive in two runs, then Moreno hit his
three-run homer.
The Cardinals cut their deficit to 7-3 in the sixth inning, when
O'Neill hit a single and scored on Carlson's double.
The Diamondbacks answered in the seventh inning with singles by
Rojas, Gurriel and Longoria to make it 8-3. Contreras' solo
homer in the bottom of the inning cut that deficit to 8-4.
St. Louis got within a run in the ninth inning. Nootbaar walked,
Goldschmidt hit a double, Alec Burleson hit an RBI groundout and
Contreras smacked a two-run homer.
--Field Level Media
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