one out in the ninth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied from a late
four-run deficit for their fifth consecutive victory by beating the Miami
Marlins 6-5 Tuesday.
The game was tied when Magneuris Sierra reached on an infield single with one
out in the ninth and continued to second on an errant throw to first by A.J.
Ramos (1-2). Fowler, held out of the starting lineup for the previous five games
because of a sore shoulder, followed with a sharp single to right field, and the
speedy Sierra slid home ahead of Giancarlo Stanton’s throw.
St. Louis overcame a 5-1 deficit with four runs against Kyle Barraclough in the
eighth. Pinch-hitter Matt Adams had an RBI single, and Jedd Gyorko’s two-run
single off Brad Ziegler tied the game.
Trevor Rosenthal (1-1) pitched around a leadoff walk in the eighth. Seung Hwan
Oh pitched a perfect ninth for his eighth save.
The three game series wraps up today in Florida, Lance Lynn (4-1) will get the start for the Cardinals and the Marlins will go with Tom Koehler (1-1) on the mound. Game time is 6:10 PM with the pregame starting at 5:15 PM on KTLO AM.
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