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MWSU tennis ends season with loss to UNK at MIAA Tournament

Posted on April 29, 2016April 29, 2016

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Missouri Western women’s tennis team fell 5-2 against Nebraska-Kearney on Friday afternoon in the first round of the MIAA tournament.

Missouri Western was unable to claim a doubles match victory in the opening round of the tournament but fought hard in all three matches. In the No. 1 doubles competition, Yasmine El Ghazi and Sofia Aguilera lost 8-5 to Jadyn Trible and Camryn Parnell. Senior’s Denise Chiao and Lindsay Beger dropped the No. 3 doubles match 8-6.

The Griffons were able to earn two victories in singles matches. El Ghazi came out with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Sun Yuxiu in the No. 1 singles match. Freshman Joanna Abreu Roman earned a hard fought victory in the No. 4 spot, winning 7-6, 6-4 in her match. The No. 5 and No. 6 singles matches were not completed during the match.

UNK will move on to face Southwest Baptist the #2 seed in the MIAA tournament.

Singles competition
1. El Ghazi, Yasmine (MWSU) def. Sun,Yuxiu (UNKWOMEN) 6-2, 6-2
2. Rodriguez,Sthefani (UNKWOMEN) def. Giraldo, Sarah (MWSU) 6-4, 6-4
3. Jimenez,Paula (UNKWOMEN) def. Aguilera, Sofia (MWSU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
4. Abreu Roman, Joanna (MWSU) def. Neil,Emma (UNKWOMEN) 7-6, 6-4
5. Parnell,Camryn (UNKWOMEN) vs. Smith, Meara (MWSU) 6-1, unfinished
6. Chiao, Denise (MWSU) vs. Trimble,Jadyn (UNKWOMEN) no result

Doubles competition
1. Parnell,Camryn/Trimble,Jadyn (UNKWOMEN) def. El Ghazi, Yasmine/Aguilera, Sofia (MWSU) 8-5
2. Rodriguez,Sthefani/Sun,Yuxiu (UNKWOMEN) def. Abreu Roman, Joanna/Giraldo, Sarah (MWSU) 8-3
3. Neil,Emma/Jimenez,Paula (UNKWOMEN) def. Beger, Lindsay/Chiao, Denise (MWSU) 8-6

The Griffons finished the season with a 10-6 overall record and a 5-5 MIAA record.

— MWSU Athletics —

Griffons earn two one-run wins on day one of MIAA softball tournament

Posted on April 28, 2016

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The Missouri Western softball team started the MIAA Tournament with two hard-fought, low-scoring victories to move on to the semifinals in defense of the team’s regular season championship.

Missouri Western will face Central Oklahoma at 1:30 on Friday. The game was originally scheduled for 4 p.m., but forecasted storms have forced the MIAA to re-schedule Friday games. The game will be broadcast on ESPN 1550 AM.

GAME 1: MWSU 2, Southwest Baptist 1

Paige Shifflett delivered what proved to be the game winning hit in the sixth, with an RBI single to right center that scored Morgan Rathmann from second base.

With one down in the inning, Rathmann singled up the middle then stole second with Shelbie Atwell batting. Atwell struck out which set up Shifflett’s single on the ninth pitch of the at bat. Missouri Western got on the board in the first on an unearned run scored by Atwell. Shifflett was caught stealing second, then a throw to try to catch Atwell off the bag at third went wide and allowed the shortstop to score.

Southwest Baptist scored its run in the fifth on a bases loaded hit by pitch. Shyanne Saladino danced around trouble throughout the game, but managed to limit the Bearcats’ scoring opportunities. The senior picked up her 20th win of the season, allowing eight hits. She struck out three and walked two while hitting two batters. Shifflett went 2-3 at the plate and was the only Griffon with more than one hit in the game.

GAME 2: MWSU 1, Pittsburg State 0 (9 innings)

Freshman Taylor Hamilton ended the game with a leadoff walk-off home run to left center in the bottom of the ninth. It was just the third hit of the game for the Griffons off MIAA Pitcher of the Year Emmie Robertson. Hamilton had two of the Griffons’ three hits on the night. Kailey Green collected the other, a double.

Janie Smith did her best to match Robertson’s performance, earning her eighth complete game shutout of the season. Smith didn’t allow a hit until the fourth inning and limited the Gorillas to five in the game. She struck out five and walked four. The senior got a tremendous effort from her defense as Missouri Western a pair of crucial double plays and committed just one error.

— MWSU Athletics —

Chiefs trade first-round pick to San Francisco

Posted on April 28, 2016April 29, 2016

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Several hours before the start of the NFL draft, Chiefs general manager John Dorsey decided to take an afternoon walk around Arrowhead Stadium and Kauffman Stadium in an attempt to clear his head.

He mulled over different options, the players that might be available when the Chiefs were finally on the clock at No. 28. But he also considered the possibility that another team would want to trade up for the late-round pick, allowing Kansas City to gain valuable choices later on.

It turned out to be exactly what happened.

The Chiefs sent their lone pick Thursday night to the 49ers for their second-round pick along with choices in the fourth and sixth rounds. San Francisco wound up using the first-round selection on Joshua Garnett, a mammoth offensive guard out of Stanford.

“I had three or four scenarios I had looked on over the course of the week leading into this,” Dorsey said. “Trading down was a possibility — a real possibility — if A, B and C weren’t there. And at the end of the day, I’m very happy with the way things worked out for us.”

Kansas City will have the No. 37 overall pick when the draft resumes with the second and third rounds Friday night. They will also have their original second-round choice at No. 59.

“We’re still going to get really good players here. That’s the beauty of this whole thing,” Dorsey said. “We have two picks in the second round and there’s really good players to be had.”

The Chiefs had their third-round pick stripped as part of the penalties handed down for a tampering case last offseason. So when runs on cornerback and wide receiver took several top players off the board at their biggest positions of the need Thursday night, trading down became the logical move.

It’s the sixth time that Kansas City has traded out of the first round and the first time the club hasn’t made a first-round selection since 2004. That year, they traded from No. 30 into the second round and grabbed forgettable defensive tackle Junior Siavii with the 36th overall selection.

Dorsey has been reluctant to move around in the draft since arriving in Kansas City, but he was part of some wise moves while working in the front office in Green Bay. The Packers traded out of the first round in 2008, for example, and got wide receiver Jordy Nelson with their new second-round pick.

There were still players available that the Chiefs ultimately passed on.

Ole Miss defensive tackle Robert Nkemdiche, a massive talent with a series of character concerns, was picked by Arizona moments later. Louisiana Tech run-stuffer Vernon Butler, who had also been linked to the Chiefs, was taken with the No. 31 overall pick by Seattle.

There are still plenty of talented players available on Friday, though.

UCLA linebacker Myles Jack, considered a top-10 talent before a serious knee injury, was not chosen on the draft’s first day. Alabama linebacker Reggie Ragland and his teammate, defensive tackle Jarran Reed, could be fits for Kansas City. If the Chiefs want to shore up their secondary, Ohio State safety Vonn Bell slid from the first round, as did Virginia Tech cornerback Kendall Fuller.

When asked about first-round surprises, it was Jack’s slide that Dorsey brought up.

“He’s a good football player and I’m sure he’ll go early tomorrow,” Dorsey said, dancing around the possibility of taking Jack in the second round. “I’m not going to talk about medicals, but what I will say is by moving down, I think we strategically did the best we possibly could moving forward.

“What I want to do is sit down (Friday) with personnel guys and talk through things — talk to the medical staff — and I’ll be able to better assess those things.”

— Associated Press —

Missouri Western baseball blows two-run lead in the ninth at UCM

Posted on April 28, 2016

WARRENSBURG, Mo. – Missouri Western Baseball dropped the opening game of a three-game series against Central Missouri, 11-10.

Central Missouri used a three-run ninth inning to propel themselves past the Griffons on Thursday night. The Mules were able to able to collect five straight hits in the inning, including four singles and a double.

The Griffons were able to accumulate four runs in the first inning. Nick Gawley recorded a 2-run RBI single while Jeremy Alvarado and Brandon Downs each had an RBI in the opening inning. UCM was able to score seven unanswered runs before the Griffons scored again.

Offensively, MWSU scored three more runs in both the top of the fifth and eighth innings. The Griffons scored two unearned runs in the fifth inning and one more in the eighth inning.

Landon Mason, Orencio Fisher, and David Glaude each produced two hits in the game. Four others recorded one hit for the Griffons. Glaude tallied a team-high three RBIs in the game and Fisher scored three times.

Richard Peoples got the start for the Griffons and allowed nine hits in 3.1 innings of work. David Anderson pitched 3.2 innings and gave up three hits while facing 15 batters.

The Griffons and Mules are scheduled to play a doubleheader on Friday, starting at 2 p.m. in Warrensburg.

— MWSU Athletics —

Northwest Missouri State softball open MIAA Tournament 1-1

Posted on April 28, 2016April 29, 2016

The Northwest Missouri State softball team opened the 2016 MIAA Softball Championship Tournament with a run-rule victory before falling in the second round Thursday evening at the ASA Hall of Fame Complex in Oklahoma City, Okla.

– Behind a pair of home runs from Jessica Rawie and a complete game shutout from Kendle Schieber, the second-seeded Bearcats topped seventh-seeded Fort Hays State in the first round, 10-0 in five innings.

– The Bearcats fell behind early after a 2 hour, 18 minute break and were unable to bounce back, falling to Central Oklahoma, 5-1.

– Northwest is now 37-13 on the season, while the Tigers fell to 21-29 overall and UCO moved to 38-16.

– Schieber earned her 21st victory of the season, the most victories in a single season in program history.

Round One Key Statistics (Northwest 10, Fort Hays State 0, five innings)

– Rawie drove in six runs on her two long balls, giving her eight home runs on the year and the 31st multi-home run game in Northwest history.

– Schieber (21-5) gave up just two hits in her fourth complete game shutout of the season, striking out two and walking none.

– Chantel Adams finished 3-for-3 with a double, driving in two runs and scoring two more.

– Freshman Alexis Kelsey reached base in all three plate appearances, walking twice and doubling in the fourth. The first baseman scored three runs and drove in one.

– Shortstop Rebecca Maher scored a pair of runs, finishing 1-for-3 with a double.

– Torri Blythe crossed the plate once after reaching on a bunt single and stole her 21st base of the season.

Round One Key Innings
– Northwest took advantage of a defensive miscue by the Tigers to score a pair of unearned runs in the first. Maher sent a routine ground ball to short that would have been the final out of the inning, but the FHSU defender bobbled it before making a late throw to first. A walk to Kelsey set the stage for Adams, who sent the first pitch over the left fielder’s head for a two RBI double.

– The Bearcats extended their lead in the bottom of the third when Kelsey worked her second walk of the day. A single off the bat of Adams put two runners on for Rawie, who crushed the first pitch she saw over the fence just to the right of center, handing Northwest a 5-0 edge.

– Blythe led off the fourth with a bunt single before advancing to second with a stolen base. Maher then sent a double to the fence in left field, driving in Blythe. A second-straight RBI double off the bat of Kelsey allowed Maher to score before Adams reached with her third hit of the night. Rawie again cleared the bases, this time with a deep drive to left center, extending the Bearcat lead to 10-0.

– Schieber retired the side in order three times, never facing more than four batters in an inning.

Round Two Key Statistics (Northwest 1, Central Oklahoma 5)

– Freshman Kiana Baderdeen singled twice, finishing 2-for-3.

– Alexis Kelsey drew a pair of walks for the second-straight game, finishing 1-for-2 with an RBI single.

– Shortstop Rebecca Maher scored after singling in the bottom of the fourth.

– Torri Blythe reached base on a single, a walk and an error.

– Outfielder Jaedra Moses connected with her first base knock of the postseason in the third.

– Sarah Baldwin (10-6) allowed three earned runs on five hits, striking out one Broncho batter.

– Kendle Schieber came out of left field to throw the final 4.1 innings, striking out four and surrendering one lone run on two hits.

Round Two Key Innings
– UCO jumped out to a 2-0 lead after the second inning before doubling the gap in the third with two more runs.

– Northwest clawed back with a run in the fourth after Maher led off with a single to right past a leaping second baseman. Kelsey sent a single to center in the next at bat that crept past a diving Broncho defender. Maher rounded third as the throw was coming to the plate and slid head first just before the tag was applied.

– The Bearcats stranded runners in scoring position in five innings.

– Schieber struck out the side on 11 pitches in the fifth.

Up Next
– Northwest will meet up with No. eight seed Southwest Baptist in an elimination game Friday morning at 11 a.m. The winner of that game will advance to play the winner of fourth-seeded Pittsburg State and sixth-seeded Central Missouri at 1:30 p.m.

— Northwest Athletics —

MWSU’s Trotter named MIAA Coach of the Year; Nine Griffons earn All-Conference honors

Posted on April 28, 2016April 29, 2016

ST. JOSEPH – After the program’s second MIAA Championship, nine members of the Missouri Western Softball team were named All-MIAA, Katie Klosterman was named MIAA Co-Defensive Player of the Year and head coach Jen Bagley Trotter was named MIAA Coach of the Year. The nine selections were the most for the program since a record, 11, in 2012, and are the second most ever for the program.

COACH OF THE YEAR – Jen Bagley Trotter
Trotter claimed her fourth MIAA Coach of the Year honor after leading the program to a 39-11 overall record and a 23-3 mark in MIAA play. The 23 conference wins were the most ever for the program. This season marked the 10th time Trotter has led the Griffons to a 30-win season. On Feb. 28, Trotter picked up her 500th career victory, all with Missouri Western. She’s now 529-307 in 15 seasons as head coach at Missouri Western.

CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR & FIRST TEAM ALL-MIAA – Katie Klosterman (Third Base)
Klosterman was named first team All-MIAA for the first time in her career after finishing the regular season with a .364 batting average – second on the team – and a .972 fielding percentage at third base. The junior committed just three errors at the hot corner and recorded 27 putouts and 78 assists. Klosterman was second on the team with 10 home runs and 13 doubles. She was one of three Griffons named MIAA Hitter of the Week this season and was an honorable mention All-MIAA selection in both 2015 and 2014.

FIRST TEAM ALL-MIAA – Morgan Rathmann (Outfield)
Rathmann earned her third All-MIAA honor and first, first team selection. The junior outfielder led the team through the regular season with a .399 batting average. She led the MIAA and ranks third nationally with nine triples, which tied a career-high. Her 21 career triples are most in MWSU history. Rathmann also ranked sixth in the MIAA with 23 stolen bases and currently ranks third all-time at MWSU with 74 stolen bases.

SECOND TEAM ALL-MIAA – Janie Smith (Pitcher) and Taylor Hamilton (Designated Player)
Smith was named to the second team for the second straight year, her third All-MIAA selection overall. The senior pitcher led the team with 20 wins, 188.2 innings and 128 strikeouts. Her 20 wins were a career-high and were tied for second most in the MIAA this season. Smith finished the regular season with seven complete game shutouts.

Hamilton broke out in a big way, leading her team with 48 RBIs. The Cameron native batted .348 and slugged .594 with 11 doubles and nine home runs. She was one of three Griffons named MIAA Hitter of the Week after hitting six home runs over a crucial stretch of six MIAA games.

HONORABLE MENTION ALL-MIAA – Shelbie Atwell (Shortstop), Kailey Green (First Base), Shyanne Saladino (Pitcher), Paige Shifflett (Second Base) and Sydney Washington (Outfield)
Atwell picked up her first All-MIAA honor after batting .337 for the Griffons. The sophomore hit 12 doubles a triple and two home runs. Both of Atwell’s home runs were grand slams, including one in her first at bat of the season. Atwell broke an MWSU record with six RBIs in a game against Central Missouri this season that was later tied by Taylor Hamilton.

Green also picked up her first All-MIAA honor. The junior led Missouri Western with 14 home runs and batted .348. Her 14 home runs so far this season are tied for fourth most in MWSU history. Green was second on the team with 40 RBIs and drew a team-high 25 walks.

Saladino was also a first time All-MIAA selection. The senior led the team with a 2.13 ERA. She struck out 89 batters and held opponents to a .239 average. Saladino went 19-3 in 22 appearances, pitching 154.1 innings.

Shifflett picked up her second All-MIAA honor in her second season with the Griffons. The sophomore was a second team designated player in 2015. She transitioned well to second base this year, batting .317 with 27 RBIs, a team-high 16 doubles and five home runs. She also fielded at a .931 clip in her first season at second base.

Washington returned to the All-MIAA team after being named honorable mention as a freshman. The junior was the most recent Griffon named MIAA Hitter of the Week, batting .313 on the year with 35 RBIs, eight home runs and five doubles.

— MWSU Athletics —

Bearcats drop series opener at home to Emporia State

Posted on April 28, 2016April 29, 2016

The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team fell to Emporia State, 4-2, on Thursday afternoon at Bearcat Field in Maryville, Mo.

– Northwest falls to 24-20 overall with the loss and 19-15 in MIAA play. The Hornets improved to 31-14 overall and 23-11 in conference action.

– Anthony Caenepeel threw his third complete game of the year, allowing four runs on just five hits. He walked only one batter and struck out seven.

– In the effort, Caenepeel set the Northwest single season record for innings pitched (97.2), previously held by Brian Lamers in 2007 (90.2).

– Emporia State hit three solo home runs and had three outfield assists.

Key Northwest Statistics
– Northwest scored two runs on nine hits with no errors. Both Bearcat runs came in the fifth.

– Emporia State scored single runs in the first, fourth, sixth and seventh innings. The Hornets had four runs on five hits with one error.

– Garrett Fort went 2-for-3 with an RBI double.

– Jake Lewis was 2-for-4 with a run scored and a double.

– Jay Hrdlicka went 2-for-3 with a double. He was also hit by a pitch.

– Kevin Handzlik was 1-for-4 with a double.

– James Holler went 1-for-3 with a walk.

– Kolby Greenslade was 1-for-2 with a walk.

– Aaron Barratt scored a run and also tallied an RBI. He stole his ninth base of the year in the fifth inning.

Key Northwest Innings
– Lewis doubled to lead off the fifth and moved to third on a groundout. Barratt hit a hard grounder to third that bounced away from the ESU fielder, allowing Lewis to score and Barratt to reach safely. Barratt stole second and stole on a double by Fort off the center field wall to tie the game, 2-2.

– Caenepeel worked perfect frames in the second, fifth and eighth innings.

Up Next
– The series concludes Friday with a double header starting at noon at Bearcat Field. Northwest will hold Senior Day between Friday’s games to honor Nick Gotta, Zachary Douglas, Derek Meyer, John Osborne and Carson Smith.

— Northwest Athletics —

St. Louis gets shutout in series finale at Arizona

Posted on April 28, 2016April 29, 2016

PHOENIX (AP) — Rubby De La Rosa struck out a career-high 10 and pitched two-hit ball through seven innings, Chris Herrmann and Brandon Drury homered and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 on Thursday night.

The Diamondbacks forced a split in the four-game series. De La Rosa (3-3) had been shaky this year and was demoted to the bullpen for a time but turned in his second straight strong start.

Herrmann’s two-run home run — after Drury’s blooper fell between center fielder Stephen Piscotty and shortstop Aledmys Diaz for a double — gave the Diamondbacks a 2-0 lead in the second. Drury lined a 2-1 pitch from Michael Wacha (2-1) into the left field seats for a solo shot in the fourth.

It was Drury’s second home run in two days.

— Associated Press —

Royals lose to Angels 4-2, suffer first sweep of the season

Posted on April 28, 2016

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout hit a tying two-run homer, Yunel Escobar put the Angels ahead with a solo shot in the sixth inning and Andrelton Simmons also went deep to power Los Angeles to a 4-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.

Escobar, the Angels’ leadoff hitter, drove Chris Young’s 3-1 pitch to center field for his third homer of the season leading off the sixth to put the Angels ahead 3-2. He had four hits in Tuesday night’s 9-4 victory.

Simmons ended the scoring in the seventh with his first homer as an Angel. His other 31 came with the Atlanta Braves, who sent the two-time Gold Glove shortstop to the Angels in a trade for Erick Aybar in November.

Fernando Salas (1-1) got the victory in relief and Joe Smith got three outs for his second save in as many chances as the Angels swept the three-game series.

Nick Tropeano pitched 5 1/3 innings for the Angels, allowing two runs and eight hits with six strikeouts.

Eric Hosmer hit a two-run homer off the 25-year-old right-hander in the first, extending his hitting streak to a career-best 17 games. Tropeano departed after giving up his third walk of the game with the score tied 2-all.

Salas came in and Paulo Orlando greeted him with a single. Jarrod Dyson followed with a fielder’s choice grounder that put runners at the corners, and Dyson got into scoring position by stealing second. But Alcides Escobar grounded out to third.

Young (1-4) allowed three runs and three hits over 5 2/3 innings. The 35-year-old right-hander has allowed at least one home run in each of his first five starts.

Tropeano, who came in having allowed two home runs in his first 75 1/3 innings in the big leagues, saw his first pitch to Hosmer end up in the rock pile in left-center following a one-out single by Mike Moustakas.

But Trout erased that deficit in the fourth with his fifth homer, driving an 0-2 pitch over the trees in center field after a leadoff single by Rafael Ortega. The 2014 AL MVP is hitting .353 over his last 14 games after starting the season 5 for 27.

SPIKE MARKS

Angels: Nine of Trout’s 37 career hits against Kansas City have been home runs. … The Angels have produced no more than four runs in 17 of the team’s first 21 games. . Tropeano picked off Dyson at first base with runners at the corners to end the fourth.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Angels: LHP Andrew Heaney, whose flexor muscle strain during his first start of the season is the reason Tropeano was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on April 7, will look at other opinions on the slow-healing injury. . LF Daniel Nava will work out in Arizona during the team’s six-game road trip.

UP NEXT

Royals: RHP Kris Medlen (1-1, 6.00 ERA) gets the assignment for the opener of a three-game series at Seattle. It will be his first appearance against the Mariners, one of four teams the seven-year veteran has yet to face along with the Angels, Rangers and Braves, the club that drafted him in 2006.

Angels: LHP Hector Santiago (2-0) opposes Colby Lewis in the opener of a three-game set at Arlington, Texas. The Angels have won each of Santiago’s last 10 starts including his no-decision on April 7 at the “Big A,” when they pulled out a 4-3 win on Albert Pujols’ bases-loaded walkoff single in the ninth.

— Associated Press —

Wainwright earns first win as Cards rolls past Arizona 11-4

Posted on April 28, 2016

PHOENIX (AP) — Adam Wainwright pitched into the sixth inning for his first win and hit a three-run triple in St. Louis’ fifth straight offensive outburst, lifting the Cardinals to an 11-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night.

St. Louis scored 18 combined runs in two games to close out a sweep over San Diego and had 15 in splitting the first two against Arizona.

The Cardinals kept bashing, knocking around Patrick Corbin (1-3) and finishing with 14 hits, four by Stephen Piscotty.

Aledmys Diaz homered, scored three runs and had two RBI for the Cardinals, who have won four of five. Piscotty, Matt Carpenter and Matt Holiday also drove in two runs each.

Wainwright (1-3) gave up homers to Brandon Drury and Paul Goldschmidt but ended his worst start since 2012 behind the Cardinals’ big run support. He allowed four runs on seven hits and struck out five in 5 1/3 innings.

Wainwright has struggled since missing most of last season with an Achilles tendon injury, in part because of an inability to miss bats.

The two-time NL Cy Young Award runner up failed to strike out more than three batters in four straight starts for the first time since 2007. Wainwright, who has never had an ERA over 4.00 in a full season, has allowed at least three runs in every start this season and entered Wednesday’s game with a 7.25 ERA.

Drury certainly didn’t miss a hanging curveball by Wainwright in the second inning, lining it over the left field wall for a two-run homer.

Goldschmidt hit a ball even harder in the fourth inning, sending a towering solo homer to the deepest part of the park to put Arizona up 3-1.

But Corbin had his own struggles.

The left-hander limited the Cardinals to a run after scuffling in the first inning but couldn’t make it out of the sixth. St. Louis scored five runs in the inning — highlighted by Wainwright’s three-run triple over third base — to take a 7-3 lead.

Corbin allowed seven runs on seven hits and walked five in 5 2/3 innings.

Wainwright was pulled after David Peralta’s run-scoring single in the sixth cut the Cardinals’ lead to 7-4.

The Cardinals added to their lead in the seventh on Diaz’s run-scoring single and a two-run single by Carpenter.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Diamondbacks: RHP Josh Collmenter (shoulder) is scheduled to pitch in an extended spring training game on Thursday before going to Class A Visalia on a rehab assignment.

Cardinals: Holliday was back in the lineup after leaving Tuesday’s game with leg cramps.

UP NEXT

Cardinals: RHP Michael Wacha is 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA in his last three starts headed into Thursday’s series finale.

Diamondbacks: RHP Rubby De La Rosa has allowed one hit by a right-hander in their last 19 at-bats against him headed into Thursday’s start against the Cardinals.

— Associated Press —