DSL: Cardinals Red Beat Diamondbacks Two 9-3: Adanson Cruz Singles Twice, Doubles, & Drives In Four Runs; Luis Montano Doubles, Walks, Homers, & Knocks In Two Runs; Miguel Maiz Strikes Out Three Over Two Scoreless Innings For The Win

Individual Highlights:
Joerlin De Los Santos started in left field and batted leadoff.  2-for-5 with one RBI, one run, and one strikeout.
Sander Mora started at second base and batted second.  4-for-5 with one double, two RBIs, and three runs.
Luis Montanto started in right field and batted fourth.  2-for-4 with one double, one home run, two RBIs (one w/two-outs), two runs, one walk, and two strikeouts.
Adanson Cruz started in centerfield and batted fifth.  3-for-5 with one double and four two-out RBIs.
Claudio Ramirez started at first base and batted seventh.  1-for-3 with one double, one run, one walk, and assisted in one double play.
Elvin DeJesus started as designated hitter and batted ninth.  2-for-4 at the plate.
Miguel Maiz entered in the fifth and pitched two innings.  He allowed two hits, no runs, one walk, and struck three out for the winning decision (1-0).  (g/f:1-0)
Hector De Los Santos entered in the eighth and pitched two innings.  He allowed one hit, no runs, three walks, and struck four out.  (g/f:0-2)

Rough Outing:
Francisco Hernandez started at third base and batted sixth,  0-for-4 with one strikeout and assisted in one double play.
Allinson Benitez started and pitched four innings.  He allowed four hits, two earned runs, three walks, hit one batter, threw one wild pitch, and struck four out.  (g/f:4-3)
Sebastian Tabata entered in the seventh and pitched one inning.  He allowed three hits, one earned run, threw one wild pitch, and struck one out.  (g/f:2-0)

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