St. Louis Cardinals at Arizona Diamondbacks
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Kepler hits walk-off double in 10th, Diamondbacks rally from 7-run deficit, beat Cardinals 8-7
Kepler drove in automatic-runner Jorge Barrosa to match Arizona's largest comeback victory in franchise history — set on August 29, 2022 in a 13-7 victory over the Phillies.
St. Louis had not blown a seven-run lead since July 6, 2010 in a 12-9 loss to the Rockies in Denver.
After Tyler Locklear singled off Gordon Graceffo with two out in the eighth, Nolan Arenado hit his 13th home run for career hit 1,999 to make it 7-7.
Juan Morillo (3-0) got the final four outs for the win.
Luis Gastelum (1-1) took the loss in his fifth big league appearance, allowing an unearned run in 1 1/3 innings.
Blaze Jordan had an RBI triple to ignite a five-run third inning off Arizona starter Eduardo Rodriguez. Alec Burleson had a two-run single before Drey Jameson got the final out. Rodriguez gave up seven hits and walked two in 2 2/3 innings to match his shortest outing this season. Jordan's two-run single in the fifth made it 7-0.
Cardinals starter Andre Pallante took a shutout into the sixth inning before giving up three runs. He allowed five hits and walked two in 5 1/3.
Geraldo Perdomo was credited with his first inside-the-park home run when the ball got by José Fermín in left field to make it 7-5.
Diamondbacks LHP Mitch Bratt (0-0, 6.00) will start Monday's opener against the visiting Athletics and LHP Jeffrey Springs (3-9, 6.08).
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Scoring Summary
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10th Inning | Kepler doubled to right, Barrosa scored. |
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10th Inning | Moreno lined out to right. |
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10th Inning | Pagés catching. |
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10th Inning | Church grounded out to shortstop. |
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10th Inning | Walker popped into double play, shortstop to first, Torres doubled off first. |
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10th Inning | Torres ran for Herrera |
Statistics
 STL |
 ARI |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 16 | Ground Balls | 14 |
| 7 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 7 | Runs Batted In | 8 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 13 | Hits | 10 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 8 | Walks | 4 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 7 | Runs | 8 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 41 | At Bats | 37 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 26 | Runners Left On Base | 15 |
| 1 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 3 |
| 18 | Fly Balls | 16 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 197 | Pitches | 163 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 16 | Total Bases | 19 |
| 49 | Plate Appearances | 41 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 5 |
| 7.3 | Runs Created | 6.2 |
| .317 | Batting Average | .270 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .390 | Slugging Percentage | .514 |
| .268 | Secondary Average | .351 |
| .429 | On Base Percentage | .341 |
| .819 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .855 |
| 0.9 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.9 |
| 6.8 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 6.0 |
| 45.5 | Batter Rating | 54.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 18.5 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.02 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.98 |
| .073 | Isolated Power | .243 |
| 1.14 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.57 |
| .163 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .098 |
| -.049 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .081 |
| 14.0 | Runs Produced | 16.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 95.3 | MLB Rating | 96.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 28,069 | Capacity:
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/mil.png" class="logo-micro">Milwaukee | 64 | 38 | .627 | - | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/chc.png" class="logo-micro">Chicago | 57 | 45 | .559 | 7 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/pit.png" class="logo-micro">Pittsburgh | 53 | 50 | .515 | 11.5 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/stl.png" class="logo-micro">St. Louis | 52 | 50 | .510 | 12 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cin.png" class="logo-micro">Cincinnati | 47 | 54 | .465 | 16.5 | W2 |
2026 National League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/lad.png" class="logo-micro">Los Angeles | 65 | 38 | .631 | - | W2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/ari.png" class="logo-micro">Arizona | 54 | 49 | .524 | 11 | W3 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/sd.png" class="logo-micro">San Diego | 50 | 53 | .485 | 15 | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/sf.png" class="logo-micro">San Francisco | 42 | 60 | .412 | 22.5 | L5 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/col.png" class="logo-micro">Colorado | 41 | 63 | .394 | 24.5 | L1 |