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Bryan De La Cruz and Jesus Sanchez each homered
for the Marlins, who fell to 0-4 since the All-Star break. Luis
Arraez went 1-for-5 with an RBI as his major-league-best batting
average dropped to .378.
Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas (6-5) allowed three
runs on seven hits in six innings. He struck out three without
issuing a walk.
Giovanny Gallegos worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the
seventh inning, then blanked Miami in the eighth. Jordan Hicks
pitched a scoreless ninth -- despite allowing three hits -- to
earn his eighth save.
Marlins starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo gave up three runs (two
earned) on five hits and three walks in four-plus innings. He
fanned two. Reliever Dylan Floro (3-5) took the loss.
De La Cruz put the Marlins up 1-0 with a second-inning homer.
St. Louis tied the game in the third inning on a one-out double
by Carlson and a two-out single by Arenado.
The Marlins moved ahead 2-1 with a two-out, fifth-inning rally
featuring singles by Nick Fortes, Dane Myers and Arraez.
The Cardinals answered by taking a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the
inning.
Carlson walked and raced to third on Paul Goldschmidt's single.
JT Chargois replaced Luzardo and allowed Arenado's sacrifice
fly. Goldschmidt took second on Chargois' errant pickoff bid and
scored on Jordan Walker's two-out single.
Sanchez tied the game 3-3 with a sixth-inning solo homer.
The Cardinals took a 6-3 lead with a two-out rally in the bottom
of the inning. Pinch hitter Nolan Gorman hit a double and scored
on Carlson's single.
Goldschmidt followed with a single, and Arenado hit a two-run
double.
The Marlins cut the deficit to 6-4 in the seventh inning off
reliever Ryan Tepera, who made his Cardinals debut. Myers hit a
one-out single, Jorge Soler was hit by a pitch with two outs and
Garrett Cooper hit an RBI single.
--Field Level Media
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