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Gorman homers in 9th as Cardinals top Rockies 9-6

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St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Tommy Edman watches his hit as he reaches base on a fielding error by Colorado Rockies second baseman Ryan McMahon in the seventh inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 11, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/John Leyba)

By: Dennis Georgatos, Associated Press

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DENVER (AP) — Nolan Gorman sparked St. Louis' three-run ninth inning with a tiebreaking solo homer off Pierce Johnson, and the Cardinals topped the Colorado Rockies 9-6.

Gorman's third homer of the season gave St. Louis a 7-6 lead. Paul Goldschmidt then singled in Brendan Donovan and scored on Tyler O'Neill's single.

Tommy Edman and Juan Yepez also homered for the Cardinals, who trailed 6-2 after six innings.

Elías Díaz, C.J. Cron and Ryan McMahon went deep for Colorado.