ST. LOUIS (AP) – Paul DeJong homered and Randal Grichuk had a career-high four hits as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Colorado Rockies 10-5 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep.
St. Louis has won four of five while Colorado has lost four of six.
DeJong’s two-run shot in the first inning was his eighth of the month and set a franchise record for a rookie in July. His 14th homer of the season, in just 49 games, ties him for the team lead with Matt Carpenter, Tommy Pham and Jedd Gyorko.
Grichuk, who went 4 for 5, had four singles in his final four at-bats including hits in three successive innings.
Carlos Martinez (7-8) struck out eight and gave up five runs and seven hits in six innings for his first win since June 16. He also kick-started a five-run fourth-inning outburst with a run-scoring single that tied the game 4-all.
St. Louis begins a four-game weekend series at home Thursday night against Arizona. Luke Weaver (0-0) gets his first start of the season for the Cardinals while the Diamondbacks send Zack Godley (3-4) to the hill. Game time is 6:15 with the pre-game at 5:20 on KTLO-AM.
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