Arizona DiamondbacksvsSt. Louis Cardinals
ARI 4/STL 3
Things to say
Arizona edged St. Louis 4-3 at Busch Stadium for the road win.
01
opener
D-backs took it 4-3 in St. Louis. One-run game the whole way. Cardinals just couldn't get the big hit when they needed it.
02
key player
Arizona's heart of the order did the damage. Somebody left the yard early and that run held up all night.
03
hot take
St. Louis manager went to the pen too early. You've got a starter cruising and you yank him? That's how you lose a one-run game.
04
deep cut
Cards are 42-35 but they keep dropping these close ones at home. That's a bullpen problem, not a hitting problem.
05
exit
Anyway, getaway day tomorrow. Be curious if either pen has anything left in the tank.
The recap
Arizona snuck out of Busch with a 4-3 win, the kind of one-run grind that keeps you honest in June. Both clubs traded blows, but the D-backs found just enough offense to nudge ahead and then leaned on the bullpen to slam the door late.
The Cardinals had their chances and couldn't cash in when it mattered, leaving runners stranded as the rally fizzled. Arizona climbs back toward .500 while St.
Louis lets a winnable getaway-day game slip away.