PHOENIX (AP) Rookie JJ Wetherholt hit a solo homer, Iván 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, José Fermín 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.
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).
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Wetherholt 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .262 |
| I. Herrera DH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .246 |
| A. Burleson 1B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .273 |
| J. Walker RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .294 |
| L. Nootbaar LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .259 |
| M. Winn SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .245 |
| N. Church CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 |
| J. Fermin 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .265 |
| J. Crooks C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .172 |
| B. Torres PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .194 |
| P. Pages C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .212 |
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Marte 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .255 |
| G. Perdomo SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .240 |
| C. Carroll RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .252 |
| G. Moreno C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .304 |
| M. Kepler LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .205 |
| L. Gurriel DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .207 |
| N. Arenado 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 |
| J. Barrosa PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .186 |
| I. Vargas 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .258 |
| T. Tawa CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .227 |
- HR – J. Wetherholt (14)
- SF – I. Herrera (3), M. Winn (6)
- RBI – J. Wetherholt (37), I. Herrera (41), M. Winn 3 (41)
- 2-Out RBI – M. Winn 2 (2)
- Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out – J. Walker, N. Church 2 (2), J. Fermin
- 2B – G. Moreno (15), T. Tawa (6)
- 3B – I. Vargas (3)
- HR – C. Carroll (14), T. Tawa (4)
- SF – L. Gurriel (3)
- RBI – C. Carroll 2 (47), L. Gurriel (21), T. Tawa (16)
- Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out – K. Marte 2 (2), C. Carroll, N. Arenado, I. Vargas
- DP – (Arenado-Marte-Vargas)
- E – K. Marte
| PITCHERS | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. McGreevy | 6.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2.92 |
| G. Soriano(H, 14) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.27 |
| L. Gastelum(W, 1-0) (BS, 1) | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9.82 |
| R. O’Brien(S, 25) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.35 |
- Pitches-Strikes – M. McGreevy 94-61, G. Soriano 14-9, L. Gastelum 18-11, R. O’Brien 16-9
- Ground Balls-Fly Balls – M. McGreevy 12-6, G. Soriano 1-0, L. Gastelum 1-1, R. O’Brien 0-1
- Batters Faced – M. McGreevy 26, G. Soriano 2, L. Gastelum 5, R. O’Brien 4
- Pitches-Strikes – M. Kelly 87-60, T. Clarke 15-8, K. Ginkel 8-6, J. Morillo 24-15, P. Sewald 17-10, B. Garcia 8-5
- Ground Balls-Fly Balls – M. Kelly 7-4, T. Clarke 4-0, K. Ginkel 1-1, J. Morillo 2-0, P. Sewald 1-1, B. Garcia 1-0
- Batters Faced – M. Kelly 21, T. Clarke 5, K. Ginkel 3, J. Morillo 5, P. Sewald 4, B. Garcia 2
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