Suárez hits 2 homers for 2nd consecutive game as Diamondbacks beat
Cardinals 5-3
[July 21, 2025]
PHOENIX (AP) — Eugenio Suárez homered twice for the second consecutive
day and Merrill Kelly allowed two runs in six innings to help the
Arizona Diamondbacks beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 on Sunday.
Suárez has six multihomer games this season — including a four-homer
game on April 26 — and leads the majors with 20 home runs since June 1.
He launched a three-run drive off starter Miles Mikolas (5-7) in the
first inning and a solo shot in the third. |
St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas throws against the
Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday,
July 20, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) |
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The slugger leads the National League with 35
homers, one more than Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, and his
85 RBIs are tops in the big leagues — two ahead of Seattle
catcher Cal Raleigh.
Yohel Pozo, Jordan Walker and Victor Scott II drew consecutive
walks to load the bases for St. Louis with no outs in the fifth.
Pozo scored on Brendan Donovan's groundout to make it 5-2, but
Kelly (9-5) struck out Iván Herrera before Alec Burleson
grounded out to end the threat.
Walker’s RBI double in the ninth capped the scoring.
Scott hit a leadoff double in the third and stole third base
before an RBI single by Herrera made it 4-1.
Key moment
Corbin Carroll hit a leadoff triple in the Arizona first and
scored when Geraldo Perdomo reached on a fielder's choice.
Perdomo stole second and Josh Naylor drew a walk before Suárez's
homer gave the Diamondbacks a 4-0 lead.
Key stat
The 34-year-old Suárez has six home runs and 10 RBIs in the past
five games.
Up next
The Cardinals begin a three-game series Monday against Colorado,
while Arizona faces Houston.
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