Cardinals cool off Marlins 2-1

Bryan Torres hit a two-run homer to back Kyle Leahy’s stingy start as the St. Louis Cardinals cooled off the streaking Miami Marlins with a 2-1 victory Sunday that snapped their own four-game skid.

Miami is 18-6 in June — best in the majors — and has won seven of its last eight series.

Masyn Winn led off the second inning with a single against Tyler Phillips (1-3) and Torres followed with his third home run for a 2-0 lead.

Leahy (6-4) didn’t allow a hit until Owen Caissie and Graham Paulie had back-to-back doubles to begin the fifth, cutting it to 2-1. Leahy allowed one run on two hits with three walks in five innings.

JoJo Romero got four outs and Ryne Stanek induced an inning-ending double play in the seventh. George Soriano struck out two in a perfect eighth and Riley O’Brien retired the side in order in the ninth for his 20th save in 24 opportunities.

Phillips set down 12 in a row following Torres’ homer until JJ Wetherholt led off the sixth with a single. Iván Herrera grounded into a double play four pitches later and Alec Burleson bounced out to end the inning.

Burleson’s 25-game on-base streak ended and Herrera’s 22-game run was also stopped.

Cardinals LHP Matthew Liberatore (3-5, 5.56 ERA) pitches Tuesday at Atlanta.



(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)