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The Cardinals just keep on winning extra-inning games. They’ve won in extras on back-to-back nights and three times in their last three tries. Coincidentally, all three have come against the Brewers. Baker played the hero in this one with his 10th inning single off Hoby Milner to set up the victory. Baker has shown impressive power with two homers, a double, and nine RBI in just 19 at-bats since being called up, but isn’t much more than a short-side platoon partner with Alec Burleson at DH right now.

Suarez was making his first start as a member of the rotation and it went very well. The left-hander struck out five and allowed just three hits against a quality Houston lineup. Suarez will get one more start before the season ends, and it could bode well in attempting to win a rotation spot to begin 2025.

Assad gave up a pair of run-scoring singles; one of them by CJ Abrams in the first and a two-run knock by Jose Tena in the third. The right-hander wasn’t horrible while picking up the victory, but far from dominant; not that anyone was expecting dominance from the 27-year-old. Assad still has a strong 3.34 ERA on the campaign, and his last start of the year will be Wednesday against the Phillies.

Corbin allowed a pair of runs on a two-run blast by Seiya Suzuki, but he was consistently in trouble with eight hits allowed in the contest. The 35-year-old was at one point one of the best left-handed pitchers in baseball. He’s now someone you should look to stack your lineup against. Time is not always kind. Corbin’s final start of 2024 is scheduled to be against the Royals next Thursday.

The save was Chapman’s 10th of the season. He has a 4.03 ERA on the year, but he’s still effective enough to have fantasy value as long as he’s getting saves.

Kiner-Falefa has at least two hits in four of his last five games. He’s 9-for-20 (.450) with no home runs and one RBI in that time. The Pirates leadoff man is hitting .276 with a .705 OPS and 43 RBI on the year.

Grandal’s home run was his eighth of the season. He tied the game with a solo shot off Andrew Kittredge in the seventh inning. Grandal is hitting .220 with a .682 OPS and 25 RBI on the year.

Donovan drove in a run with a single in the fourth inning and a double in the sixth inning. He has a hit in 15 of his last 17 games. Donovan is 25-for-67 (.373) with three home runs and 11 RBI in that time. He’s hitting .277 with a .756 OPS and 68 RBI on the year.

Fedde gave up four hits, walked one and struck out three. He’s won just one of his nine starts with the Cardinals since coming over to St. Louis before the trade deadline. Fedde is 8-9 with a 3.38 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 144 strikeouts in 170 1/3 innings on the year. The 31-year-old right-hander is set to face the Rockies on the road next week.