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Rockies starting pitcher Chris Flexen (1-5)
allowed three runs on 10 hits in five innings. Jake Bird, Matt
Koch and Tyler Kinley combined to allow one run in the last four
innings.
Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright (3-6) allowed seven
runs on nine hits and two walks in three innings. He remained
stuck on 198 career victories.
Nolan Gorman hit two homers for the Cardinals, who lost for the
sixth time in their last eight games. Nolan Arenado also hit a
homer.
Colorado broke out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Profar
walked and Ezequiel Tovar singled to open the frame, then Jones
hit an RBI double with two outs and Diaz followed with a two-run
single.
The Rockies doubled their lead to 6-0 in the second inning after
Brenton Doyle hit a single and Profar walked again to set the
stage. McMahon hit an RBI double and Brendan Rodgers and Jones
hit RBI singles.
Arenado put the Cardinals on the scoreboard with his
second-inning homer.
The Rockies got that run back in the third inning. Elehuris
Montero hit a double and scored on Profar's RBI single to make
it 7-1.
The Cardinals cut their deficit to 7-2 in the bottom of the
inning, Tommy Edman hit a single, moved to third on Lars
Nootbaar's double and scored on Paul Goldschmidt's infield
single.
McMahon and Rodgers drew walks to start the fourth inning, then
Jones hit an RBI single to make it 8-2.
Gorman's fifth-inning homer cut the St. Louis deficit to 8-3,
then his seventh-inning homer cut it to 8-4.
Colorado pushed its lead to 9-4 in the ninth inning on singles
by Jones, Diaz and Montero.
--Field Level Media
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