The St. Louis Cardinals’ Paul Goldschmidt, left, is out at second base but Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson is unable to turn a double play during the eighth inning of Saturday night’s game in St. Louis. Paul DeJong was safe at first.ST. LOUIS – This time, the St. Louis Cardinals made a couple of big plays down the stretch.
That hasn’t happened very much in May.
Pinch-hitter Jedd Gyorko connected for a three-run homer during the team’s four-run eighth inning Saturday night, helping the Cardinals top the Atlanta Braves 6-3.
“That’s a big win for us,” said Gyorko, who has experienced limited action this season. “We’ve been struggling; this has been a tough month. Hopefully, we can look later this month and going into next month and this is a win that got us going.”
Matt Carpenter and Paul Goldschmidt each had three hits as St. Louis improved to 7-15 in May. The Cardinals (26-25) were in danger of falling below the .500 mark for the first time since April 7.