Cardinals edge Diamondbacks 5‑4 in Phoenix thriller

PHOENIX (Interstat) — Masyn Winn drove in three runs and Michael McGreevy pitched 6 1/3 strong innings as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 on Friday night at Chase Field.

Winn’s two-run single in the first inning staked the Cardinals to an early lead. Arizona answered in the second on a sacrifice fly by Lourdes Gurriel Jr. St. Louis tacked on a run in the fifth, then made it 4-2 in the eighth on another sacrifice fly by Winn. Corbin Carroll tied the game for Arizona with a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth. The Cardinals regained the lead in the ninth on Iván Herrera’s sacrifice fly.

Luis Gastelum (1-0) earned the win with relief help. Riley O’Brien recorded his 25th save. Paul Sewald (2-5) took the loss.

Tim Tawa homered for Arizona, while JJ Wetherholt also homered for St. Louis. The Cardinals improved to 51-45, the Diamondbacks fell to 49-48. Attendance was 29,931. Time of game was 2:49.