Cardinals, Guardians Tied 1-1 Before Series Finale

St. Louis, Mo. - The St. Louis Cardinals and Cleveland Guardians will face off Wednesday afternoon at Busch Stadium in the series finale of their three-game interleague matchup, which stands tied at 1-1 after split decisions in the first two contests.

The Guardians opened the series with a 9-3 victory on Monday night, powered by timely hitting and solid starting pitching. Cleveland jumped ahead 1-0 in the first inning on Angel Martinez's solo home run off Cardinals starter Matthew Liberatore. St. Louis answered immediately, tying the score at 1-1 on Alec Burleson's RBI single that capped three consecutive two-strike hits against Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams.

Cleveland pulled away in the fourth, scoring three runs to take a 4-1 lead. Daniel Schneemann delivered a two-run single to plate Jose Ramirez and Rhys Hoskins, and Austin Hedges added a sacrifice fly that allowed David Fry to score from third after an outfield miscue. Brayan Rocchio extended the advantage to 6-1 in the sixth with a two-run homer off reliever Justin Bruihl. The Guardians tacked on three more in the eighth, highlighted by Steven Kwan's two-run single, for the final margin.