Final
Freese, Craig homer as Cardinals beat Diamondbacks
Aug 16, 2012 - 4:40 AMVideo
Rafael Furcal added a two-run triple for the Cardinals, who have won four of their last six games.
Adam Wainwright (11-10) allowed two runs on five hits and a walk with five strikeouts over six innings to win his fourth straight decision. Edward Mujica, Mitchell Boggs and Jason Motte each tossed a perfect inning of relief with Motte picking up his 27th save of the year.
"He's pitching to all the corners, he's keeping you off-balance and he's doing all of those things that a good pitcher does. He was on his game tonight," D'backs third baseman Chris Johnson said about Wainwright.
Joe Saunders (6-9) gave up five runs on seven hits and a walk through six innings for Arizona, which has dropped eight of 11.
After both teams left a man in scoring position in the third inning, Arizona broke through in the fourth on Paul Goldschmidt's one-out blast into the bleachers in left-center field.
But the Cardinals answered in the bottom of the frame when Freese followed Carlos Beltran's one-out double with a homer into the bullpen in left field.
Craig's two-out, home run to right-center field in the fifth inning gave St. Louis a 3-1 edge.
The D'backs got a run back in the sixth inning when Aaron Hill hit a leadoff single, advanced to third on a Jason Kubel base hit and came home on Goldschmidt's double-play grounder to third.
St. Louis, however, regained some cushion in the home sixth with three straight two-out hits as Daniel Descalso and Tony Cruz hit back-to-back singles before Furcal slapped a triple into the right-field corner, giving the Cardinals a 5-2 lead.
"He's got a nice approach going at the plate and he had a big hit for us," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said about Furcal.
Game Notes
Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina sat out the game with mid-back tightness and is expected to miss at least one more game ... Wainwright improved to 5-3 in 10 career appearances (seven starts) against Arizona ... Saunders fell to 1-2 in three career starts against the Cardinals ... Cardinals center fielder Jon Jay went 0-for-3 to snap an eight-game hit streak ... Arizona is now 49-29 when hitting a home run in a game this season.
- ARIZONA: 2
ST. LOUIS: 5
Final
Aug 15 10:47 PM - Rafael Furcal triple to right scored Daniel Descalso and Tony Cruz. Runner on third with two outs and Adam Wainwright due up.
Diamondbacks 2, Cardinals 5 Bot 6, 2 OutsAug 15 10:02 PM - Paul Goldschmidt grounded into a double play, third to second to first scoring Aaron Hill. On the play, Jason Kubel out at second. None on with two outs and Justin Upton due up.
Diamondbacks 2, Cardinals 3 Top 6, 2 OutsAug 15 9:48 PM - Jason Kubel singled to center. On the play, Aaron Hill advances to third. Runners on first and third with none out and Paul Goldschmidt due up.
Diamondbacks 1, Cardinals 3 Top 6, 0 OutsAug 15 9:45 PM - David Freese one-out, two-run Home Run (16) to left scored Carlos Beltran. Daniel Descalso due up.
Diamondbacks 1, Cardinals 2 Bot 4, 1 OutAug 15 9:20 PM - Paul Goldschmidt one-out, solo Home Run (17) to left center. Justin Upton due up.
Diamondbacks 1, Cardinals 0 Top 4, 1 OutAug 15 9:09 PM - ARIZONA: 0
ST. LOUIS: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Aug 15 8:16 PM
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