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Merrill Kelly was good again, but the Arizona Diamondbacks' Justin Martinez couldn't hold a late lead in another loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.
Zac Gallen's struggles continued, as he gave up five earned runs in five innings. The Pirates got a stellar start from Paul Skenes, who had seven strikeouts.
Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo reacts to his team being swept by the St. Louis Cardinals in three games at Busch Stadium over the weekend.
The Arizona Diamondbacks have been swept for the first time season, dropping another close ballgame to the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday.
Nolan Arenado's spectacular catch in the 9th inning against the Diamondbacks helped the Cardinals earn a pivotal victory.
Despite out-hitting the Cardinals in all three games, the Diamondbacks were swept due to a lack of execution defensively.
Nolan Arenado hit a bases-loaded triple in St. Louis’ four-run sixth inning, Miles Mikolas pitched six strong innings and the Cardinals held on to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3.