HOUSTON (Interstat) — Nolan Gorman launched a decisive three-run homer in the seventh inning and Iván Herrera added a two-run shot in the eighth, powering the St. Louis Cardinals to a 9-4 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday night at Daikin Park.

Gorman’s blast off reliever Bryan Abreu broke open a one-run game. Herrera drove in three runs for St. Louis, which had 10 hits. Kyle Leahy earned the win, allowing three runs over five innings. Peter Lambert took the loss for Houston.

Yordan Alvarez and Christian Vázquez homered for the Astros, who fell to 8-13. The Cardinals improved to 11-8 before a crowd of 33,086. The game took 2 hours, 48 minutes.