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09/06 17:42 CDT Herrera and Hjerpe lead Cardinals to a 10-8 win over the Rockies
Herrera and Hjerpe lead Cardinals to a 10-8 win over the Rockies
By CRAIG MEYER
Associated Press
DENVER (AP) --- Ivn Herrera had three hits and two RBIs, Cooper Hjerpe threw
four perfect innings of relief in his major league debut and the St. Louis
Cardinals held on to beat the Colorado Rockies 10-8 on Sunday.
Nolan Gorman added a go-ahead, two-run home run off reliever Jimmy Herget (0-6)
to cap a six-run fifth inning for the Cardinals, who took two of three games
from Colorado and have won five of their last six road series.
Alec Burleson had three hits and his team-leading 103rd RBI of the season. Leo
Bernal drove in two runs for St. Louis. It was the third multi-RBI outing for
Bernal in six career MLB games.
Hjerpe (1-0), the 22nd overall pick of the 2022 draft by the Cardinals, was
recalled from Triple-A Memphis before Sunday's game. The 25-year-old
left-hander struck out six after relieving starter Kyle Leahy in the third
inning.
George Soriano struck out Troy Johnston with a runner on second base in the
ninth to earn his third save of the season.
Mickey Moniak hit his 22nd homer of the season and drove in four runs for the
Rockies. Jake McCarthy added a homer and three RBIs and TJ Rumfield finished
with three hits and an RBI.
Moniak's homer chased Leahy after a season-low 2 2/3 innings, with five earned
runs allowed.
Leahy, a native of nearby Boulder, Colorado, had allowed two runs or fewer in
each of his previous 12 starts.
Up next
Cardinals RHP Michael McGreevy (6-9, 3.97 ERA) will face Giants RHP Logan Webb
(8-8, 4.21) in San Francisco on Monday.
Rockies RHP Gabriel Hughes (0-6, 6.19 ERA) is to square off against Yankees RHP
Cam Schlittler (12-6, 2.04) in New York on Tuesday.
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