Cardinals' Donovan and Herrera shine in 12-2 rout of White Sox
[June 18, 2025]
CHICAGO (AP) — Brendan Donovan had four hits and Iván Herrera drove in
four runs to back a strong start by Matthew Liberatore as the St. Louis
Cardinals handed the Chicago White Sox their sixth straight loss, 12-2
on Tuesday night.
Alec Burleson went 3 for 5 for St. Louis, including his sixth home run,
a solo shot in the seventh that made it 9-2. Victor Scott II — in the
midst of a 5-for-35 slump — hit a two-run homer off Chicago position
player Vinny Capra in the ninth. |
St. Louis Cardinals' Victor Scott III (11) celebrates with teammates in
the dugout after hitting a two-run home run during the ninth inning of a
baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in
Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) |
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Donovan drove in a run, hit his 21st double and
scored twice in his third four-hit game this season and the
fifth of his career.
Herrera had a two-run single in a five-run second inning.
Michael A. Taylor took a home run away from Herrera leading off
the fifth, but he came back to drive in a pair with a
sixth-inning single.
Liberatore (4-6) gave up two runs on five hits in six innings
for his first win since beating the Pirates on May 6.
Nolan Arenado singled to extend his hitting streak to seven
games and spark the Cardinals' five-run second. Willson
Contreras walked and later stole home — after a successful
challenge — on a walk to Arenado to make it 6-1 in the fifth.
Edgar Quero and Capra drove in Chicago's runs.
St. Louis handed Chicago rookie starter Shane Smith (3-4) his
worst defeat.
Key moment
Liberatore, who had surrendered 16 earned runs over 14 innings
in his previous three starts, retired 10 of the next 11 batters
after Quero's RBI single in the first.
Key stat
Smith allowed six runs — five earned — in 4 1/3 innings. He had
given up more than three runs just once in his first 13 starts.
Up next
Cardinals RHP Sonny Gray (7-2, 3.84 ERA) starts Wednesday
against White Sox RHP Sean Burke (3-7, 4.71).
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