O’Neill’s RBI pinch single lifts Cardinals over Rockies

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ST. LOUIS (AP) _ Tyler O’Neill hit a tiebreaking pinch single in the sixth
inning and five St. Louis relievers dominated beginning in the third to lift the
Cardinals over the Colorado Rockies 6-3 on Wednesday night.

Luke Weaver allowed two runs in 2 2/3 innings before handing off to the
Cardinals bullpen. Daniel Poncedeleon followed with 2 1/3 scoreless innings, and
Austin Gomber, Dakota Hudson, Jordan Hicks and Mike Mayers closed it out. Gomber
(1-0) got his first career victory with a scoreless inning. Mayers allowed a run
in the ninth but struck out three.

Harrison Bader, who had three hits, doubled with one out off Kyle Freeland
(9-7) to start the go-ahead rally in the sixth. O’Neill followed with a
run-scoring single up the middle, his first pinch hit in nine attempts, to break
the 2-all tie. O’Neill was recalled from Triple-A Memphis on Tuesday.

Yadier Molina added a two-run double in the eighth to push the lead to 5-2.

The Rockies scored twice in the third, on hits by Trevor Story and Gerardo
Parra.

Paul DeJong cut the deficit in half with an RBI hit in the third. Poncedeleon
brought in Yairo Munoz with a groundout to tie it in the fourth.

Freeland gave up three runs on nine hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out five
and walked three.

St. Louis has won 17 of its last 21 at home against the Rockies.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Cardinals: INF Kolten Wong will make a rehab start with Class A Peoria on
Thursday. He has been out since July 22 with left knee inflammation.

UP NEXT

RHP Antonio Senzatela (4-3, 5.01) will face RHP Miles Mikolas (11-3, 2.83) in
the finale of the four-game set Thursday. Senzatela is 0-2 with a 7.94 ERA in
two road starts this season. Mikolas has recorded 14 quality starts in 21 starts
this season.

Game time is 12:15 with the pre-game at 11:20 on KTLO-AM.

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