ST. LOUIS (Interstat) — Yandy Díaz went 5 for 6 with four RBIs as the Tampa Bay Rays pounded out 17 hits to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11-7 on Sunday, avoiding a three-game series sweep.

The Rays scored three runs in the second, fourth and eighth innings, adding two in the ninth. Steven Matz earned the win for Tampa Bay, allowing four runs over five innings. Dustin May took the loss for St. Louis.

Jordan Walker homered and drove in three for the Cardinals, who scored three in the fourth and three in the eighth, including a two-run homer from Pedro Pagés. The game took 2 hours, 55 minutes before an afternoon crowd of 27,653 at Busch Stadium.

Tampa Bay improved to 1-2. St. Louis fell to 2-1.