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Nolan Gorman drove in 3 runs to give the Colorado Rockies a 5-1 lead over the St. Louis Cardinals in a 3-game winning streak.
The Cardinals have won 12 of their last 13 games, and he has won 14 of 18 overall. The Rockies are on a four-game losing streak, including his two contests in the first of his current three-game series.
St. Louis starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery (6-3) allowed him one run in 5 2/3 innings in which he got six hits. Since joining the New York Yankees in an Aug. 2 trade, he's improved to 3-0 in three starts, allowing eight hitters and not walking.
Andre Palante pitched his 2nd and his 1/3rd inning without a run for the Cardinals, and Giovanni Gallegos handled his ninth. Brendan Donovan led St. Louis with his three hits, while Paul Goldschmidt and Gorman each had his two.
Rockies starter German Marquez (6-10) pitched in six innings where he allowed seven hits and three walks while he allowed three runs. He instigated four. Jose Iglesias in Colorado he had two hits.
Cardinals strike first. Lars Nootvar led his first inning, Donovan hit an infield hit, and Nolan Arenado and Gorman hit his RBI ground rule doubles to take a 2–0 lead.
The Rockies singled in his third inning to Elefris Montero, Brian Saven and Charlie Blackmon to cut the deficit to 2-1. Montgomery escaped further trouble when Brendan Rodgers grounded on a double play.
The Cardinals threatened in his fourth inning when Corey Dickerson hit a leadoff double and took third base on a wild pitch. Dylan Carlson walked with two outs, but Nutvarr popped out to end the inning.
In the fifth inning, the Cardinals pushed the lead to 3-1 on singles by Donovan and Goldschmidt ahead of Gorman's RBI forceout and his ground ball.
The Rockies had scoring chances in his sixth as well. Montgomery hit Blackmon and allowed a single by Rodgers before C.J.
Palante came in and forced José Iglesias to hit an inning-ending groundout.
In his seventh inning the Cardinals won him 4-1. Nutvaal was hit by the first ball, Goldschmidt walked with one out, and Gorman hit an RBI single with two outs.
The hosts pushed their lead into the eighth inning when Andrew Knizner and Nutevar drew bases and Donovan hit an RBI double, which he pushed to 5-1.
– Field Level Media
