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ST. LOUIS — — Michael Toglia and Charlie Blackmon each drove in a run on Thursday night and the Colorado Rockies snapped a five-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the first of a four-game series.
Cal Quantify (5-4) did not give up a run despite walking four and allowing three hits in five innings.
“I wasn’t very good today, honestly,” Quantrill said. “I battled. I got it done. The job as a starter is to do more than I got. I pitched to win today. I wasn’t proud of everything but I kept them off the board.”
Tyler Kinley allowed a single but struck out Nolan Gorman to end the game and pick up his third save.
“I had to go and attack the lefty,” Kinley said. “I think that might have been the first time I faced Gorman. He’s such a great hitter. He’s looking to try and slug something and I used that to my advantage and went after him with my strengths.”
Toglia, playing in right field, also robbed Matt Carpenter of a home run in the fifth when he jumped and caught the ball over the fence.
“That’s one of the best catches, actually, it’s the best catch I’ve ever had in the otfield,” said Toglia, who was recalled earlier in the day. “I’m logging that one in my personal highlight reel.”
“We’re going to watch that one for a long time,” Black said about the catch. “But I’m just as impressed by the base hit up the middle and he put the ball in play with a man on third and got a run in there. A good all-around game for Michael.”
Sonny Gray (7-4) lasted 4 2/3 innings for the Cardinals, who stranded 10 runners and have dropped five of their past seven games after going on a 12-3 run. He allowed just two hits but he walked four and threw two wild pitches. He recorded five strikeouts in throwing 89 pitches.
