St. Louis 5, at Detroit 3

DETROIT (Interstat) — Iván Herrera’s two-run single capped a decisive four-run fifth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals, leaning on a bounce-back start from Kyle Leahy, salvaged the finale of a three-game series with a 5-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday night at Comerica Park. The Cardinals, who had been shut out and outscored 15-6 in the first two games of the series, improved to 5-4. The Tigers fell to 4-5. The most important sequence of the game unfolded in the top of the fifth inning, breaking a 2-2 deadlock and shifting momentum permanently to the visitors. The… Read more...