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Cardinals look for more offense in rubber match with Rockies

May 9, 2007 - 2:49 PM Colorado (14-19) at St Louis (13-18) 1:10 pm EDT

ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- The St. Louis Cardinals grabbed a rare win Tuesday on the strength of a four-run seventh inning and some strong pitching. They will go for two straight when they host the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday.

Scott Spiezio ripped a two-run double and Adam Kennedy drove in two runs as a single as St. Louis posted its third win in 10 games with a 4-1 victory.

Previous to Tuesday, the Cardinals had not scored more than three runs in any of their nine contests. The offensively-challenged club still ranks last in the majors with 96 runs in their first 31 games.

St. Louis will have another tough test Wednesday when promising youngster Jason Hirsh (2-2, 3.82 ERA) takes the mound for the Rockies.

Hirsh did not factor in the decision in his last start, yielding four runs and five hits in six innings in a 6-5 win over Cincinnati on Friday.

The 25-year-old righthander has completed at least six innings in all but one start and had not surrendered more than three earned runs prior to his last outing.

Adam Wainwright (2-2, 5.60) goes for the Cardinals. The 25-year-old bounced back from three straight rough outings with a win over Houston on Friday. He allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings to earn his first win since April 6, also against the Astros.