Cardinals rally with four-run ninth to beat Blue Jays

TORONTO (Interstat) — Jordan Walker drove in two runs with a ninth-inning single, and the St. Louis Cardinals broke a 1-1 tie with four runs in the ninth to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Sunday afternoon at Rogers Centre.

Matthew Liberatore allowed one hit over six scoreless innings with seven strikeouts for St. Louis, which improved to 55-57. Max Scherzer allowed one run over six innings for Toronto, which fell to 52-60.

Lars Nootbaar’s RBI double in the third gave St. Louis a 1-0 lead. Luis Urías tied it with an RBI double in the eighth. In the ninth, José Fermín singled home Masyn Winn, Nootbaar reached on Urías’ throwing error as Bryan Torres scored, and Walker singled home Blaze Jordan and Nootbaar.

George Soriano (4-3) got the win despite allowing one run in the ninth. Louis Varland (3-4) took the loss. Attendance was 41,321, and the game lasted 2:34.