Cardinals starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery
allowed one run on six hits and two walks in six innings. JoJo
Romero (2-0), the fifth Cardinals pitcher, blanked the Marlins
in the 10th inning to earn the victory.
Marlins starter Edward Cabrera returned from the injured list to
allow one run on two hits and three walks in five innings. He
struck out six in his first outing since June 13.
Reliever A.J. Puk (4-4) took the loss.
Jon Berti went 3-for-4 with two runs for the Marlins, and Luis
Arraez went 1-for-4 with a sacrifice fly as his batting average
dropped to .376.
The Marlins broke the scoreless tie in the fifth inning when
Berti hit a triple and scored on Arraez's sacrifice fly.
Cabrera held the Cardinals hitless until Alec Burleson led off
the fifth inning with an infield single and took second on a
throwing error. But Cabrera retired the next three batters.
Garrett Cooper led off the sixth inning with an infield single
and moved up on Yuri Gurriel's one-out single. Montgomery got
the next two batters.
The Cardinals tied the game 1-1 in their half of the inning on
Donovan's homer.
Miami moved ahead 2-1 in the seventh inning. Berti hit a single,
stole second base, took third on a wild pitch and scored on
Jorge Soler's single.
The Cardinals tied the game 2-2 in the bottom of the inning when
Dylan Carlson walked and scored on Nolan Gorman's double.
Berti led off the ninth inning with an infield single off
reliever Jordan Hicks and raced to third on Joey Wendle's
hit-and-run single. Hicks struck out Arraez, threw out Berti
trying to score on a tapper back to the mound, and struck out
Cooper.
--Field Level Media
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