Willson Contreras and Tommy Edman each drove in two runs as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the visiting Colorado Rockies 6-2 on Saturday.
Tyler O'Neill hit a homer for the Cardinals, who won for just the third time in their last nine games.
Cardinals starting pitcher Steven Matz held the Rockies to one run on five hits and two walks in six innings. He struck out six.Rockies starter Ty Blach allowed four runs on eight hits in 4 2/3 innings. He walked one and struck out two.Colorado loaded the bases with two outs in the fourth but failed to score. Brendan Rodgers and Elias Diaz hit singles and Nolan Jones walked, but Elehuris Montero popped out to end the threat.
Matz had pitched 17 straight scoreless innings dating back to July 20 until the Rockies cut their deficit to 2-1 in the fifth on Saturday.
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