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The Marlins fell short of completing a
four-game sweep but Luis Arraez went 3-for-5 to raise his
best-in-the-majors batting average to .388. He also has 12
three-hit games this season.
Flaherty (6-5) scattered nine hits, just two for extra bases. He
walked two and struck out five, lowering his ERA from 4.60 to
4.27.
In two career games in Miami, Flaherty is 2-0 with 11 strikeouts
in 13 scoreless innings.
Jordan Hicks pitched a scoreless ninth for his sixth save. Hicks
blew a save chance on Wednesday due to his throwing error.
Marlins rookie Eury Perez (5-3) allowed just three hits, two
walks and one run in six innings. He struck out seven and
lowered his ERA to 2.36.
Arenado made an impressive play in the third inning. Jorge Soler
had his bat sawed off by a Flaherty changeup, with the barrel
flying over Arenado's head. Arenado somehow kept his focus and
started a 5-4-3 double play.
Miami loaded the bases with two outs in the fifth, but Jesus
Sanchez flied out to the warning track in center.
In the sixth, Arenado was at it again, launching a slider 405
feet for a homer to right-center. It was his 17th homer of the
year.
The Cardinals made it 2-0 in the seventh as Nolan Gorman hit a
ground-rule double and scored on Alec Burleson's ground-ball
single between shortstop Joey Wendle and second baseman Arraez.
Miami threatened again in the bottom of the seventh, loading the
bases with two outs on singles by Arraez and Soler and a walk to
Bryan De La Cruz. Chris Stratton relieved Flaherty and got
Sanchez on an inning-ending grounder to Arenado.
The Cardinals extended their lead to 3-0 in the eighth as Lars
Nootbaar started the rally with a one-out double. With two outs,
Gorman hit a pop-up down the left field line. Marlins third
baseman Jean Segura, with his back to home plate, almost made a
basket catch. But he dropped the ball, allowing Nootbaar to
score.
--Field Level Media
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