Overview

• Alec Burleson drove in the go-ahead run with a ninth-inning single off closer Ryan Walker after Brendan Donovan tied it with his fourth double of the game.
• St. Louis cut into an 8-3 deficit with a four-run seventh inning powered by Iván Herrera’s three-run homer and a solo shot from Nolan Arenado.
• Matt Svanson earned the win, JoJo Romero recorded two outs in the ninth, and Riley O’Brien struck out Wilmer Flores for his sixth save with the tying run on second.
• Logan Webb allowed three first-inning runs but completed six frames, while Heliot Ramos homered and Patrick Bailey doubled as San Francisco built its early lead.
• The Cardinals also won Monday’s opener 6-5 behind a four-run fifth sparked by a Herrera homer, with Justin Verlander taking the loss after allowing six runs in 4 1/3 innings.