St. Louis Cardinals vs Baltimore Orioles Box Score on Jun 16, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jun 16, 2017

BALTIMORE -- Right-hander Carlos Martinez gave up one run in six innings and No. 9 hitter Paul DeJong was 3-for-4 with three RBIs as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Baltimore Orioles 11-2 on Friday night, snapping an eight-game road losing streak.

Martinez (6-5) allowed four hits and had eight strikeouts before University of Maryland product Brett Cecil took over in the bottom of the seventh inning. Martinez has allowed just six runs in his last four starts, giving up just four hits each time.

The Cardinals (31-35), who hit five homers, had lost three in a row overall and are now 3-6 against American League teams. The Orioles (32-34) have lost eight of nine and have been outscored 82-31 during that stretch.

DeJong, who homered in the fourth inning off loser Kevin Gausman (3-6), had an RBI single in the sixth as the first batter to face reliever Gabriel Ynoa. Matt Carpenter followed with a two-run homer just over the fence in right-center field to give St. Louis a 7-1 lead.

The next batter, Dexter Fowler, hit his 11th homer of the year to extend the margin to 8-1. It was the second time this season the Cardinals hit back-to-back homers.

Tommy Pham had a two-run homer in the seventh off Ynoa to give the Cardinals a 10-1 lead. Pham, Carpenter and Fowler each had two hits and two RBIs. Jedd Gyorko homered in the ninth to make it 11-1.

Gausman went 5 2/3 innings and gave up nine hits and five earned runs while tying a season-high with 116 pitches. He now has a 6.60 ERA this season.

Hyun Soo Kim had two hits for the Orioles and Jose Martinez had two for St. Louis.

Trey Mancini (two hits) homered in the ninth for Baltimore.

The Cardinals loaded the bases with three singles in a row by Jose Martinez, DeJong and Carpenter to begin the third inning. Fowler then walked to force in a run and Stephen Piscotty followed with a sacrifice fly to center to make it 2-0.

Manny Machado had a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the third to trim the margin to 2-1.

DeJong, who made his MLB debut May 28, hit his second career homer as he lofted a ball down the left field line for a two-run shot to make it 4-1 against Gausman in the fourth.

NOTES: The Orioles sent RHP Jimmy Yacabonis to Triple-A Norfolk and placed RHP Michael Wright (right shoulder bursitis) on the 10-day disabled list. Baltimore called up LHP Vidal Nuno and RHP Gabriel Ynoa, who gave up three homers. Nuno also pitched. ... St. Louis RHP Adam Wainwright (7-4, 4.73 ERA) will face Orioles LHP Wade Miley (2-4, 3.97) on Saturday. ... Baltimore LHP and closer Zach Britton (left forearm strain) will make a minor league rehab appearance Monday for short-season Aberdeen. ... INF Matt Carpenter extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a single in the third inning.