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Romero handled the White Sox in the eighth
inning, and Helsley closed out the ninth for his 11th save.
Nolan Arenado drove in three runs with two doubles and Willson
Contreras went 3-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and two runs
to pace the Cardinals offense.
Brad Keller (0-1) allowed three runs on five hits in 4 2/3
innings for the White Sox, who lost for the 11th time in 14
games. He walked two and struck out five.
The Cardinals seized a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Contreras
hit a ground-rule double, Paul Goldschmidt walked and Arenado
smashed a two-run double through the left-center field alley.
Chicago threatened in the second inning when Andrew Vaughn hit a
one-out double and moved up on Andrew Benintendi's flyout. But
Gray struck out former Cardinals shortstop Paul De Jong to
strand Vaughn.
Gray encountered trouble again in the third inning. Nicky Lopez
hit a two-out single, moved to second base on a wild pitch and
stole third as Tommy Pham drew a walk. Once again Gray escaped,
this time by retiring Eloy Jimenez on a lineout.
Keller dodged trouble in the fourth inning when Masyn Winn
reached on an error, stole second and took third on a wild
pitch. But Michael Siani hit an inning-ending groundout.
The Cardinals increased their lead to 3-0 in the fifth inning
when Contreras walked and scored on Arenado's double down the
right field line. Jared Shuster relieved Keller and retired Alec
Burleson on a flyout to prevent further damage.
--Field Level Media
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