Rockies score six in fifth inning to beat Cardinals 10‑7
DENVER (Interstat) — Brennan Bernardino got the win with two-thirds of an inning of relief as the Colorado Rockies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-7 on Saturday at Coors Field. Trailing 3-0, the Rockies scored six runs in the fifth inning, then added four in the seventh. St. Louis rallied with two runs in the ninth but fell short. The Cardinals, who had 13 hits, scored one in the second and two in each of the fifth, sixth and ninth innings. The Rockies finished with 11 hits. Iván Herrera homered and drove in three for St. Louis, and Joshua Báez also homered. Thomas Saggese had two hits and an RBI. Colorado starter Mason Adams struck out seven and allowed three earned runs over 4 2/3 innings. Brycen Mautz threw two scoreless innings for St. Louis, while Jaden Hill and Nick Frasso each worked a scoreless inning with two strikeouts. Jordan Romano pitched two-thirds of an inning for his 15th save. Bernardino improved to 4-3; Matthew Liberatore fell to 5-14 after allowing five earned runs in 4 1/3 innings. Attendance was 39,768; game time was 3:04. The Rockies moved to 56-87, and the Cardinals dropped to 73-74 before Sunday’s series finale.