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07/17 23:42 CDT Wetherholt hits solo HR, Winn has 3 RBIs to lead the Cardinals
past the D-backs 5-4
Wetherholt hits solo HR, Winn has 3 RBIs to lead the Cardinals past the D-backs
5-4
By DAVID BRANDT
AP Baseball Writer
PHOENIX (AP) --- Rookie JJ Wetherholt hit a solo homer, Ivn Herrera had the
go-ahead sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals edged
the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 on Friday night.
Masyn Winn had a three-RBI night with a two-run single in the first and a
sacrifice fly in the eighth.
In the decisive ninth, Jos Fermn led off with a single that deflected off the
glove of closer Paul Sewald. Jimmy Crooks followed with a walk, Wetherholt
lined a single to center to load the bases with no outs and Herrera lofted a
fly ball to left that was deep enough to break the tie.
All-Star Riley O'Brien got his 25th save despite a eventful bottom of the
ninth. The hard-throwing right-hander gave up a leadoff walk to Nolan Arenado
before picking off pinch runner Jorge Barrosa. Tim Tawa followed with a two-out
double but O'Brien caught Ketel Marte looking at strike three for the final out
of the game.
Cardinals right-hander Michael McGreevy gave up two runs, including one earned,
on six hits and a walk over 6 1/3 innings. The 26-year-old struck out five,
walked one and has a 1.46 ERA over his last four starts.
The Cardinals led 4-2 in the eighth inning, but the D-backs tied it on Corbin
Carroll's two-run homer that barely cleared the fence and hit the foul pole in
right. It was the All-Star's first homer since June 17.
Wetherholt --- who recently signed a $112.5 million, eight-year deal with the
Cardinals through 2034 --- reached base three times and crushed a 402-foot
homer to right field in the fifth inning to give St. Louis a 3-2 advantage. It
was the second baseman's 14th long ball of the season.
D-backs right-hander Merrill Kelly gave up three runs, but only one earned,
over five innings.
Up next The D-backs will start RHP Brandon Pfaadt (3-1, 4.70 ERA) on Saturday while the Cardinals counter with RHP Dustin May (5-6, 4.55). ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB
Up next The D-backs will start RHP Brandon Pfaadt (3-1, 4.70 ERA) on Saturday while the Cardinals counter with RHP Dustin May (5-6, 4.55). ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB
