Cardinals’ 7‑0 lead erased in 8‑7 loss to Diamondbacks

PHOENIX (Interstat) — The St. Louis Cardinals built a seven-run lead Sunday afternoon only to see it vanish, as the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied for an 8-7 victory in 10 innings at Chase Field.

Blaze Jordan had three hits and three RBIs for St. Louis, including a two-run triple in the third inning as the Cardinals scored five runs. Alec Burleson added three hits and two RBIs. Jordan Walker doubled home a run.

Arizona trailed 7-0 after five innings. Nolan Arenado hit a two-run homer in the eighth to tie the game. Geraldo Perdomo had an inside-the-park two-run homer in the seventh. Max Kepler’s RBI double in the 10th won it.

Andre Pallante started for St. Louis, allowing three earned runs over 5 1/3 innings with three strikeouts. Luis Gastelum (1-1) took the loss, yielding one hit in 1 1/3 innings. Juan Morillo (3-4) earned the win, allowing one hit in 1 1/3 scoreless innings.

The attendance was 28,069. The game lasted 3 hours, 24 minutes. St. Louis fell to 51-47, Arizona improved to 51-48.