Nolan Gorman homered early and added an RBI single during a five-run eighth inning that propelled the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-2 victory against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night. Nolan Arenado, Alec Burleson, Iván Herrera and Gorman hit consecutive singles to start the eighth against Justin Slaten (2-1) as St. Louis immediately reclaimed the lead after the Red Sox pulled even in the top of the inning.
W | L | Pct | GB | |
---|---|---|---|---|
27 | 18 | .600 | 0.0 | |
26 | 21 | .553 | 2.0 | |
21 | 26 | .447 | 7.0 | |
20 | 25 | .444 | 7.0 | |
19 | 27 | .413 | 8.5 |