Recap: Arizona Diamondbacks VS St. Louis Cardinals 2025-05-23

The Arizona Diamondbacks' attempt to even up the series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday was a swing and a miss - literally. Despite Corbin Carroll's impressive 15 home runs on the season, the Diamondbacks' powerful offense was held to just 3 runs.

Merrill Kelly, with his 5-2 record and 3.26 ERA, took the mound but couldn't quite outduel Matthew Liberatore, who boasts a 3-3 record and 2.92 ERA. The Cardinals' pitching staff, which has a respectable 3.74 ERA and 1.216 WHIP, managed to keep the Diamondbacks' bats at bay.

Lars Nootbaar, the Cardinals' home run leader with 7, didn't need to go yard to help his team win, as the Cardinals took the game 4-3. The Diamondbacks, who rank third in baseball with a slugging percentage of .448 and have 70 total home runs, will have to regroup and try to take the series finale.

In the end, the Cardinals' solid pitching and timely hitting proved to be too much for the Diamondbacks, who fell to 26-25 on the season. The Cardinals, on the other hand, improved to 28-23. Maybe next time, Arizona.

Created: May 24, 2025, 10:13 p.m. GMT