Shelby Miller gave himself a boost with his bat.The rookie pitcher hit his first career home run and pitched sixsharp innings, leading the St. Louis Cardinals over the ArizonaDiamondbacks 12-8 Thursday night.”I haven’t hit a home run since high school, at least in agame,” said Miller, whose 1.91 earned run average continues tolead the National League. ”It was neat. It will be something Iremember for sure. Sometimes you get lucky.”Miller (7-3) allowed two runs and six hits. He struck out nineand walked none.Arizona scored three times in the ninth, and Edward Mujica gotthe last two outs for his 18th save in 18 chances.Matt Adams and Daniel Descalso homered in an eight-run fourthinning off Ian Kennedy. Matt Holliday and Matt Carpenter alsoconnected for the Cardinals.Kennedy (3-4) was tagged for 10 runs and 13 hits in fourinnings.Kennedy nearly escaped the fourth with giving up just one run,but his throw off on Yadier Molina’s comebacker pulled shortstopDidi Gregorius wide of second base. What could have been aninning-ending double play instead led to Adams’ three-run homer andDescalso’s two-run shot.”I think we’ve made that play and we expect to make thatplay,” Arizona manager Kirk Gibson said. ”It didn’t happen todayand it cost us.”Kennedy endured the… Read full this story
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