ST. LOUIS (Interstat) — Gavin Williams delivered five strong innings and Brayan Rocchio drove in three runs as the Cleveland Guardians defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 9-3 on Monday night at Busch Stadium.

Williams allowed two earned runs on five hits to earn the win, improving to 2-1. Cleveland broke a 1-1 tie with a three-run fourth inning, highlighted by Daniel Schneemann’s two-run single. Rocchio extended the lead with a two-run homer in the sixth and added an RBI single during a three-run eighth.

Matthew Liberatore took the loss for St. Louis, which fell to .500 at 8-8. Jordan Walker homered for the Cardinals. The Guardians (10-7) collected 11 hits before a crowd of 17,901. The game time was 2 hours, 57 minutes.