Overview

• St. Louis exploded for a five-run second inning and amassed 13 hits to dominate Chicago 12-2 in Tuesday’s series opener.
• Brendan Donovan went 4-for-5, recorded his third four-hit game of the season and scored twice while driving in a run.
• Iván Herrera drove in four runs with two-run singles in the second and sixth innings, backing the early offensive surge.
• Matthew Liberatore (4-6) secured his first win since May 6 by yielding two runs on five hits over six innings with four strikeouts.
• The White Sox dropped their sixth straight game; Sonny Gray is set to start for the Cardinals and Sean Burke will take the mound for Chicago in Wednesday’s game.