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Story finishes triple shy of cycle in loss to Cards
- Updated: May 19, 2016
ST. LOUIS — After squandering a four-run lead, the Cardinals utilized a six-run fourth and a six-RBI night from Matt Carpenter to put away the Rockies and seal a series win with a 13-7 victory on Thursday night at Busch Stadium.
The game had a Coors Field feel early, as the two clubs combined for 16 runs and 18 hits through the first four innings. Neither Rockies starter Jon Gray nor Cardinals starter Michael Wacha made it any further. The Rockies chased Wacha by batting around and scoring four times in the frame, which featured RBI hits by Daniel Descalso and Gray. The Cardinals answered by sending 10 batters to the plate in the bottom of the inning.
Carpenter drove in six from the leadoff spot on a 3-for-5 night in which he doubled twice before blasting his team-leading ninth home run. Cleanup hitter du jour Stephen Piscotty had his second straight three-hit …
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