Nolan Gorman snapped an 0-for-19 slump with a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning that gave the St. Louis Cardinals a 5-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night.
ST. LOUIS — Nolan Gorman snapped an 0-for-19 slump with a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning that gave the St. Louis Cardinals a 5-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night.
It was the fourth home run this season for Gorman, who entered as a defensive replacement in the eighth. Paul Goldschmidt, who homered earlier, reached on an infield single before Gorman hit left-hander Kyle Nelson’s only pitch into the right-field seats.Ryan Helsley worked a scoreless inning and the Cardinals overcame a 3-0 deficit to halt a four-game losing streak. Lars Nootbaar began the comeback with a two-run single in the sixth.Eugenio Suárez sparked Arizona with three hits and two RBIs. Ryan Thompson took the loss.Brandon Pfaadt pitched 5 1/3 innings, giving up two runs on two hits and three walks. He retired his first 12 batters before giving up a leadoff single to Nolan Arenado in the fifth.Lance Lynn lasted five innings for the Cardinals, throwing 94 pitches. He allowed seven hits and three runs, stranding eight baserunners.Goldschmidt tied it 3-all with a leadoff homer to right-center in the seventh — his first since the season opener. Those are his only two extra-base hits this year.Arizona scored twice off Lynn in the second on an RBI single by Suárez and Ketel Marte’s bases-loaded sacrifice fly.Suárez made it 3-0 in the fifth with a run-scoring double.St. Louis chased Pfaadt in the sixth. He walked three batters before getting a shallow flyout, but Nootbaar hit a two-run single. Scott McGough entered and got Arenado to bounce into an inning-ending double play.Diamondbacks: INF Blaze Alexander was out of the lineup but is not expected to go on the injured list. Alexander left Sunday’s game in the fifth inning with a right hamstring cramp. He was replaced at shortstop by Kevin Newman, who started Monday and hit ninth. RHP Paul Sewald will begin a rehab stint Tuesday at Triple-A Reno.Cardinals: INF Matt Carpenter received a pain-killing injection and will have no baseball activity for three days. Then he can take part in batting practice. Carpenter went on the 10-day injured list April 2. He has missed 18 consecutive games.LHP Steven Matz makes his second start against the Diamondbacks in 11 days. Arizona had not announced a starting pitcher for Tuesday night.
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