Bader back in swing, slam in 10th carries Cards past Rockies

DENVER (AP) — Harrison Bader hit his first career grand slam to cap a six-run 10th inning and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied past the Colorado Rockies 9-3 Friday night.

Pinch-hitter José Rondón lined a tying single with two outs in the ninth for the Cardinals, and Yadier Molina hit a go-ahead single in the 10th.

Elías Díaz homered in his fourth consecutive game for the Rockies, whose four-game winning streak was snapped.

Molina, who hit a two-run homer in the second inning, had an RBI single with two outs in the 10th off Yency Almonte (2-1) that scored the automatic runner.

Tommy Edman followed with another run-scoring single and a walk set Bader. Activated from the injured list Thursday after missing more than a month with a rib injury, Bader connected for his fifth home run of the season.

Alex Reyes (5-2) worked two scoreless innings.

Díaz, who also doubled, became the first catcher in Rockies’ history to homer in four consecutive games. His homer streak is the longest by a Rockies player since David Dahl homered in five consecutive games from Sept. 24-28, 2018.

Arenado, the former Rockies star traded to St. Louis in the offseason, was greeted with a standing ovation from the sellout crowd before his initial at-bat. He doffed his helmet to the crowd in acknowledgement. He had a single in four at-bats and was intentionally walked in the 10th.

Trailing by a run going into the top of the ninth, the Cardinals rallied to tie it at 3-all. Justin Lawrence walked Tommy Edman and Bader, and Rondón delivered.

Ryan McMahon and C.J. Cron had successive doubles off Johan Oviedo in the sixth that put Colorado ahead 3-2.

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