PHOENIX (Interstat) — Brandon Pfaadt pitched 5⅓ innings of six-hit ball, striking out three, as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 on Saturday evening at Chase Field before 38,244 fans in 2 hours, 44 minutes.

Nolan Arenado drove in two runs with a double in a three-run third inning that put Arizona ahead 4-0. Ketel Marte added an RBI single in the fourth. St. Louis answered with two runs in the sixth on run-scoring hits by Jordan Walker and Masyn Winn. Jimmy Crooks homered in the ninth for the Cardinals, who finished with eight hits.

Pfaadt improved to 4-1 with the victory. Dustin May fell to 5-7 after allowing five runs in four innings. Paul Sewald earned his 23rd save despite giving up Crooks’ home run. The Diamondbacks improved to 50-48 while the Cardinals dropped to 51-46.