PHOENIX -- Comebacks are nothing new for the 2017 Arizona Diamondbacks. Neither are extra-inning wins.
Chris Herrmann hit a game-ending RBI single in the 10th inning, and the Diamondbacks rallied to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 on Tuesday night.
The surging Diamondbacks scored two in the eighth and one in the ninth to force extra innings. They have won four in a row and 13 of 15.
Rey Fuentes opened the Arizona 10th with a single and advanced on a sacrifice by pinch-hitting pitcher Zack Godley. Herrmann singled off Matt Bowman (1-3).
"We always believe in ourselves and each other." -- Chris Herrmann, after he walked off the #Cardinals for the @Dbacks 28th comeback win. pic.twitter.com/uRjBFERFGa
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The Diamondbacks improved to 7-1 in extra innings this season. It was their 28th come-from-behind win.
"As a team we don't ever really give up," Herrmann said. "That has been our motto. Whatever it takes and give everything we got. It has been a lot of fun this year."
Diamondbacks closer Fernando Rodney (2-2) pitched a 1-2-3 10th inning for the win.
"Sometimes I just leave the dugout shaking my head because these guys believe, and that is a pretty powerful thing," manager Torey Lovullo said.
St. Louis' bullpen struggled again. Closer Seung Hwan Oh suffered his third blown save of the season and Trevor Rosenthal gave up two runs in the eighth inning.
“Can you believe this folks?! This is insane. This is a lot of fun!” Mark Grace totally stunned after the @Dbacks electric victory. pic.twitter.com/wrPTw08jFC
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"It's kind of indicative of what we've seen this year," manager Mike Matheny said. "We handed it to the back end, those guys didn't get it done today. It was one of those days."
Carlos Martinez struck out 10 while pitching six sharp innings, and the Cardinals used throwing errors by catcher Chris Iannetta, pitcher Taijuan Walker and shortstop Nick Ahmed to open a 5-2 lead in the seventh.
With no outs and the bases loaded, Stephen Piscotty singled sharply off the leg of Walker to break a 2-2 tie. Jedd Gyorko added a sacrifice fly, and Ahmed bobbled the relay on Yadier Molina's long single to allow Tommy Pham to score the inning's third run.
"That wasn't our finest moment," Lovullo said.
Arizona responded with two in the eighth. Daniel Descalso singled in Jake Lamb and came around to score on Herrman's sacrifice fly.
“This team never shuts down. They fight until the final out.” @Dbacks manager Torey Lovullo after the 50th win of the season. #OurSeason pic.twitter.com/0txPVkNBqb
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David Peralta then led off the bottom of the ninth with a home run off Oh, tying it at 5.
"I need to get those out pitches right, especially in these one-run differences," Oh said through a translator.
Martinez allowed two runs on Iannetta's two-run double with two out in the sixth. He surrendered four hits and walked three.
Walker was charged with five runs, three earned, and six hits in 6 1 /3 innings. He had no strikeouts and walked five.
FEEL THE GLOVE
Pham robbed Iannetta of extra bases with a catch against the wall in center field in the second. Randall Grichuk made a diving grab on Herrmann's pinch-hit liner to left in the eighth.
"With this team, this offense, we’re never out of it.” @Dbacks pitcher Taijuan Walker. pic.twitter.com/mKPbPeOJsZ
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TOUGH BREAK
Ahmed departed after he was hit on his right hand by a pitch from Rosenthal in the eighth. Lovullo said he has a small fracture.
SHIPLEY COMES IN
The Diamondbacks called up right-hander Braden Shipley from Triple-A Reno. Shipley pitched a scoreless inning against the Cardinals.
Shipley will serve as a long man in Arizona's bullpen for the short term. He also has started twice this season for the Diamondbacks.
Shipley takes the roster spot of reliever Silvino Bracho, who was sent down following Monday's game.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: Adam Wainwright (7-5) is scheduled to start Wednesday. He is 7-4 in 13 career appearances against Arizona, with a 2.71 ERA.
Diamondbacks: RHP Godley faces the Cardinals for the first time in his career. He has not allowed more than three runs in any of his nine starts this season and is 3-1 with a 2.53 ERA overall.
