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The night was sweet for the left-hander who was
drafted by the Rays in the first round in 2018 but dealt to the
Cardinals in a January 2020 trade that sent All-Star outfielder
Randy Arozarena to Tampa Bay.
Arozarena had one of two singles off Liberatore (2-4), who
didn't allow a baserunner after Wander Franco singled in the
fourth.
Andrew Knizner hit a two-run home run and Tommy Edman added a
solo shot for the Cardinals, who took two of three in the
series.
The Rays got on the board in the ninth on Franco's two-out, RBI
triple off JoJo Romero. Franco scored Tampa Bay's second run on
a wild pitch.
Zack Littell (2-3) gave up three runs on seven hits with five
strikeouts in six innings.
St. Louis claimed the lead in the third on Knizner's two-out,
two-run home run. Nolan Arenado singled to lead off the inning,
and after Littell logged two outs, Knizner connected on his
ninth home run.
The Cardinals added a run in the sixth to make it 3-0.
Arenado swatted a one-out single, and on a hit-and-run, Alec
Burleson slapped a single to right-center. Arenado was able to
score from first on Burleson's RBI hit.
The Cardinals manufactured an unearned run in the seventh,
padding their lead to 4-0. Off reliever Cooper Criswell, Taylor
Motter and Edman each singled. Lars Nootbaar ripped a hard
grounder that Yandy Diaz snared at first. Diaz went to second
for the forceout, but Franco at short, after securing the
forceout at second base, made a throwing error to first, with
Criswell late covering the bag. Motter trotted home.
Edman hit his eighth homer of the season in the ninth.
--Field Level Media
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