Nathan Church settled the game with a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, lifting St. Louis past Cleveland 6-5 in a seesaw finish at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals erased a three-run deficit in the eighth before forcing extra innings with a dramatic ninth-inning rally.
Wetherholt carried the Cardinals offense with two home runs and three RBIs, including a two-run blast in the eighth that cut Cleveland's lead to 5-4. The rookie went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, providing the decisive swings when St. Louis needed them most.
Cleveland appeared in control after a three-run eighth inning burst. Valera doubled to left, scoring Ramírez, then Martínez doubled to right, bringing home Brito and Manzardo for a 5-2 advantage. But Wetherholt answered immediately with his second homer, a two-run shot to left that brought Fermín home. The Cardinals completed their comeback in the ninth when Pozo doubled to right, scoring Winn to tie the game at 5-5.
Tim Herrin took the loss for Cleveland, allowing the winning run in just one-third of an inning. Riley O'Brien earned the victory for St. Louis with a perfect 10th inning, striking out one. Joey Cantillo and Michael McGreevy matched each other through the early innings, with Cantillo allowing two runs over six innings and McGreevy surrendering two runs in five frames.
The victory snapped a three-game losing streak for St. Louis, improving their record to 8-8. Cleveland fell to 10-7 despite Jose Ramirez going 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored. Ramirez sits five stolen bases away from 300 career steals.