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Goldschmidt also homered against his former
club as the Cardinals halted a three-game losing streak. Nolan
Arenado went deep and Brendan Donovan had three hits for St.
Louis.
Christian Walker homered and Emmanuel Rivera had three hits for
the Diamondbacks, who have lost five straight games and 13 of
their past 17. Evan Longoria's pinch-hit, two-run double in the
seventh gave Arizona a 6-5 lead.
Diamondbacks reliever Andrew Chafin (2-3) entered in the ninth
and gave up two singles and a walk to load the bases with one
out. Goldschmidt drilled a tying single to left before Arenado
struck out. Nootbaar then drew a seven-pitch walk to give St.
Louis a 7-6 lead.
Kevin Ginkel replaced Chafin on the mound, and O'Neill slammed
his three-run double to left.
Adam Wainwright came off the injured list for St. Louis and gave
up two runs and four hits over five innings. He struck out three
and walked two.
In the sixth, Walker hit his 21st homer, a 417-foot shot to
left-center field off Chris Stratton, to bring Arizona within
5-3. The Diamondbacks loaded the bases with two outs before JoJo
Romero entered and hit Geraldo Perdomo with a pitch to make it a
one-run game.
In the seventh, Romero gave up singles to Walker and Rivera
before departing with two outs. Giovanny Gallegos (2-4) served
up Longoria's two-run double that put Arizona ahead.
Goldschmidt ripped a 444-foot, two-run blast to center in the
first for St. Louis. It was his 17th homer of the season.
Corbin Carroll's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the first
accounted for Arizona's initial run. Alek Thomas delivered an
RBI single in the second to tie the score.
In the fourth, a sacrifice fly by Dylan Carlson and Taylor
Motter's RBI single gave St. Louis a 4-2 lead.
Arenado hit his 22nd homer in the fifth to make it a three-run
margin.
Arizona starter Ryne Nelson gave up five runs and eight hits
over six innings. He walked three and struck out one.
--Field Level Media
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