During the handshake and hand-slap line on the field that only goes to the victors, Cardinals center fielder Harrison Bader repeated the same phrase Sunday to teammates.
“We earned that one,” he said.
High five.
“We earned that one.”
Hand clasp.
“We earned it.”
After falling behind twice because Arizona continued to do what it so often has not this season, the Cardinals socked two home runs in the seventh inning to rally and overtake the Diamondbacks for a 7-5 victory at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals had gone more than two weeks without hitting two home runs in a game before Bader and Nolan Arenado hit two over the left-field wall in the span of six pitches.