Diamondbacks 3, Cardinals 5: Hard-Pfaadt loss


by AZ Snake Pit

AZ Snake Pit— Four weeks into the season, and I still haven’t had a chance to recap a Diamondbacks victory on a Monday. Through five innings, it looked like tonight might be the one to break the streak. Brandon Pfaadt was twirling a gem to match Slade Cecconi’s yesterday, and the D-backs had a 3-0 lead. But to borrow an exchange from another of my favorite movies: For first Brandon Pfaadt and then the Arizona bullpen fell apart, allowing the Cardinals to score five unanswered runs and get their first walk-off...

STLtoday.com—Nolan Gorman's walk-off homer lifts Cardinals to victory as they edge Diamondbacks 5-3. Cardinals second baseman Nolan Gorman, second from the left, tries to avoid being doused with water after hitting a game-winning two-run...

ESPN—Gorman snaps slump with walk-off homer to give Cardinals 5-3 win over Diamondbacks. — Nolan Gorman snapped an 0-for-19 slump with a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning that gave the St. Louis Cardinals a 5-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night.

MLB.com—Brandon Pfaadt has varied outing in Diamondbacks' loss. ST. LOUIS -- Brandon Pfaadt was in complete control on Monday night, until he wasn't. Pfaadt was unhittable in the early going of the D-backs' 5-3 loss in the first of a three-game series against the Cardinals at Busch Stadium. He retired the first 12 batters he faced. Even after