ST. LOUIS, MO (WKZO AM/FM) – Lars Nootbaar delivered an RBI single in the last of the 10th to help the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Detroit Tigers 3-2 Wednesday afternoon as temperatures in St. Louis soared into the upper 90’s.
Paul Goldschmidt mashed a pair of home runs and drove in two runs. Jon Lester allowed one run over five frames to take a no-decision. T.J. McFarland got his third win out of the Cardinals’ bullpen.
Jonathan Schoop had three hits and an RBI for Detroit, which has split its last four. Michael Fulmer took his sixth loss, allowing a run and two walks.
Detroit tied the game at two all with two outs in the top of the ninth on a single by Harold Castro. Starter Tarik Skubal allowed two runs on three hits while striking out ten in five innings.
The Tigers are idle on Thursday. They return home Friday night to host Toronto.
