Overview

• Yohel Pozo broke a 2-2 tie with a two-out, ninth-inning RBI single off Brock Stewart to give St. Louis a 3-2 victory.
• Tyler Glasnow pitched seven innings of one-run ball with seven strikeouts in his fourth start since returning from shoulder inflammation.
• Sonny Gray delivered seven strong innings but yielded a fourth-inning solo homer to Freddie Freeman as his only run allowed.
• Brock Stewart struggled in the ninth, allowing leadoff singles to Willson Contreras and Lars Nootbaar before Pozo’s decisive hit.
• The win puts the Cardinals ahead 1-0 in the series and underscores both teams’ bullpen vulnerabilities and recent roster shifts as the stretch drive looms.