ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals looked poised for a third consecutive win, a series-clinching victory in come-from-behind fashion after they’d fallen into an early hole. Momentum seemed to be shifting in their favor in a season primarily characterized by unmet expectations.
Then the Houston Astros knocked around one of the Cardinals most reliable relievers and everything changed.
Right-hander Giovanny Gallegos allowed five runs on four hits, including a pair of home runs, and one walk in the eighth inning as the Cardinals lost, 10-7, to the Astros in the second game of a three-game series in front of an announced crowd of 41,452 at Busch Stadium on Wednesday night.
