Monday, July 17, 2023

Cardinals Outduel Marlins

     The St. Louis Cardinals handled the Miami Marlins 6-4 at Busch Stadium on Monday night. The Marlins have lost four straight games. The Cardinals have won six of their last eight contests.  
     Miami(53-43) jumped ahead 1-0 in the second inning. Bryan De La Cruz lifted a solo homer to left-center field on a 3-1 pitch for his 11th home run of the season. 
     St. Louis(41-53) evened it 1-1 in the bottom of the third. Nolan Arenado singled up the middle for Dylan Carlson to score.  
     The Marlins reclaimed the lead 2-1 in the top of the fifth. Luis Arraez got a base hit into left field and Nick Fortes scored.
     The Cardinals leaped over Miami in the bottom of the fifth for a 3-2 advantage. Arenado drove in Carlson with a sacrifice fly to center field. Two batters later, Jordan Walker singled to left-center field and Paul Goldschmidt crossed the plate. 
     The Fish tied it up 3-3 in the top of the sixth. Jesus Sanchez smashed a solo home run to left-center field on a 2-0 count for his 10th homer of the year. 
     The Redbirds collected three runs and moved ahead 6-3 in the bottom of the sixth. Carlson knocked in Nolan Gorman on a single up the middle. Arenado later doubled into the right-center field gap for Goldschmidt and Carlson to reach home. 
     In the seventh inning, Miami closed it to 6-4. Garrett Cooper singled up the middle and Dane Myers touched home. 

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