Arenado, Gurriel deliver RBI hits, D-back score winning run on passed
ball in 4-3 win over Cards
[June 24, 2026]
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Arenado and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had run-scoring
hits and Arizona's eventual winning run scored on a passed ball — all in
the ninth inning — as the Diamondbacks beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3
Tuesday night.
All the runs in the game were scored in the ninth inning.
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Arizona Diamondbacks' Jorge Barrosa, right, scores past St. Louis
Cardinals pitcher Gordon Graceffo (44) on a passed ball during the ninth
inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP
Photo/Jeff Roberson) |
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The Diamondbacks managed just three hits in the first eight
innings. In the ninth, Gabriel Moreno singled and Pavin Smith
walked before Arenado hit an RBI double to left-center field.
Gurriel followed with a two-run single to center for a 3-0 lead
before Jorge Barrosa scored on a passed ball by Cardinals
catcher Jimmy Crooks.
Arizona starter pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez allowed just three
hits through 6 2/3 innings. He struck out five and walked three.
Kevin Ginkel (3-2) pitched the eighth, striking out one and
earned the win. Brandyn Garcia earned his first save of the
season.
The Cardinals mounted a comeback in the bottom half of the
ninth.
Lars Nootbaar doubled to start the inning. José Fermín singled
and Alec Burleson hit an RBI double down the first base line.
Blaze Jordan hit a sacrifice fly that scored Fermín, and Crooks
hit an RBI single to right field to cut the deficit to a run.
But, JJ Wetherholt struck out swinging to end the game.
Wetherholt moved to shortstop for the game after Masyn Winn was
a late scratch due to left thumb soreness. Winn is listed as
day-to-day.
Matt Svanson (2-2) gave up four runs working a third of an
inning in the ninth. He threw 31 pitches, walked one and had a
strikeout. Starting pitcher Kyle Leahy pitched 6 1/3 innings,
giving up three hits, with three strikeouts and two walks.
Up next
LHP Matthew Liberatore (3-4, 5.23 ERA) will start the Cardinals
against LHP Mitch Bratt, who will make his MLB debut with the
Diamondbacks on Wednesday for the third game of the series.
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