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St. Louis Cardinals injured catcher Willson Contreras walks in the St. Louis dugout during the Colorado Rockies-St. Louis Cardinals baseball game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Friday, June 7, 2024. Contreras has been out of the lineup since May 7 with a fractured left forearm. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dylan Carlson drove in his first three runs of the season to help the St. Louis Cardinals rebound from relinquishing a four-run lead to beat the Colorado Rockies 8-5 on Friday night.
“It’s really good to see,” Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said about Carlson. “He needed that. We needed that. Hopefully that’s a step that allows him to play with more confidence.”
Carlson stroked a two-run double down the right field line off Matt Carasiti (0-1) after Brendan Donovan put the Cardinals ahead with an RBI single up the middle in the eighth inning. Carlson, who went 2 for 4, also hit a run-scoring single in the sixth to tie it at 5 for his first RBI in 57 plate appearances this season.
“My spirit’s been pretty good,” Carlson said. “In this role, you’ve just got to be ready when called upon and tonight was my night. I came in with a good attitude and trusted the work I put in, and here we are.”
Cardinals starter Lance Lynn allowed four runs and six hits with two walks and struck out six in four innings.
“The offense came through,” Lynn said. “The bullpen did their job down the stretch there, and it was a good team win. I’ve got to close out starts. The last two starts I’ve thrown the ball really well, but haven’t gotten past the fourth inning. So, all in all, I’ve got to be better. Stuff-wise I’m there. I’ve got to go deeper and I’ve got to be better.”
Ryan McMahon doubled off Kyle Leahy to lead off the fifth and scored on Alan Trejo’s single to put Colorado ahead 5-4.
Toglia tied it at 4 when his three-run triple down the right field line turned into a Little League grand slam when second baseman Nolan Gorman’s relay throw evaded third baseman Nolan Arenado in the top of the fourth for an error that allowed Toglia to score.
