Paul DeJong also homered for the Cardinals, who
scored two in the seventh, three in the eighth and one in the
ninth to win a series finale for the fifth consecutive time.
Seeking his first win of the season after having been the
Opening Day starter, Mikolas (1-1) dueled Webb (1-5), the Giants
ace, through six scoreless innings. The Cardinals had three hits
to that point, the Giants four.
But after Webb got Nolan Arenado to ground out to open the
seventh, Burleson bombed his third homer of the season to right
field, igniting a Cardinals flurry.
Tommy Edman made it 2-0 -- and ended Webb's day -- with an RBI
infield single later in the inning.
The Cardinals created some breathing room in the eighth inning
when Nolan Gorman singled, Dylan Carlson doubled for one run and
DeJong homered for two more to go up 5-0.
DeJong's homer was his second of the season.
Edman doubled and eventually came home on Paul Goldschmidt's
infield out in the ninth, completing the scoring.
Webb, another Opening Day starter who has found wins hard to
come by, took the loss, charged with two runs on seven hits in 6
2/3 innings. He walked one and struck out seven.
Mikolas was pulled one out into the seventh, having thrown 95
pitches. He gave up four hits and two walks, striking out six.
Genesis Cabrera and Drew VerHagen wrapped up the Cardinals'
third shutout of the season, this one snapping a three-game
losing streak.
DeJong scored twice and joined Edman and Lars Nootbaar with two
hits apiece for the Cardinals, who out-hit the Giants 12-6.
Mike Yastrzemski and LaMonte Wade Jr. each doubled for the
Giants, who took a season-best five-game winning streak into
their homestand finale.
San Francisco's best chance to score came in the fifth, when
David Villar and Brandon Crawford singled, and Wade walked to
load the bases with one out. But Thairo Estrada grounded into a
fielder's choice at the plate and Mikolas retired Joc Pederson
on a liner to right field to keep the game scoreless.
--Field Level Media
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