Diamondbacks vs Cardinals Recap: Dbacks storm to 9-4 win

The Arizona Diamondbacks came into Busch Stadium hungry for another win. They'd beaten the Cardinals 4-3 the night before in a wild ninth-inning shootout. Now they wanted to take control of this series. The Cardinals sat at 42-35, while Arizona was 40-39. Both teams needed wins badly. St. Louis starter Matthew Liberatore took the mound ready to bounce back. What nobody knew was that Arizona's bats were about to wake up big. The Diamondbacks would score six runs by the end of the fourth inning. The Cardinals simply couldn't keep up. By game's end, Arizona rolled to a 9-4 victory. Tommy Troy sparked the early damage with smart hits. The bullpen held on tight when it mattered most.

The game stayed tied at 0-0 into the second inning. Then Blaze Jordan smashed an 81-mph slurve from Mitch Bratt and doubled to left. Jose Fermin raced home. The score flipped to 0-1 Cardinals. But Arizona answered fast in the fourth. Tommy Troy hit an infield single on a 94-mph fastball. Corbin Carroll scored easily. Two batters later, Ildemaro Vargas crushed a double to left. Two runs poured in. Then LuJames Groover launched a 388-foot bomb over the left field wall. The ball disappeared into the Arizona night. Vargas jogged home. Next up, Ketel Marte—one of Arizona's All-Star leaders—crushed a 416-foot rocket into left-center. That made it 6-1 Arizona. The Cardinals' bats couldn't answer. The game was already slipping away.

Arizona kept the heat on in the seventh inning. Tommy Troy crushed a ground-rule double on a 90-mph slider. Gabriel Moreno was on base and sprinted home. Then Lourdes Gurriel Jr. doubled to left on a 95-mph sinker. Troy scored easily. That pushed it to 8-2. In the eighth, Moreno hit a sacrifice fly. Groover scored again. The Diamondbacks now led 9-2 and cruised to the finish. The Cardinals made one last push in the ninth. Jose Fermin smashed a 387-foot homer to left off Drey Jameson. Blaze Jordan singled to center. Nootbaar scored. But Arizona's lead was too big. Final score: Arizona 9, St. Louis 4. The Diamondbacks improved to 41-39 with the road win. St. Louis fell to 42-36. Arizona's pitching staff held strong when the bats took over.