ST. LOUIS — Jon Lester’s second start as a Cardinal was OK although he wound up allowing five runs in 5 1/3 innings Sunday at Busch Stadium. The 37-year-old lefthander also doubled on one hop over the left-center-field wall to lead off the third inning.
The Cardinals, in fact, had 10 base runners in the first five innings. Only one of them scored and that was Dylan Carlson, who led off the Cardinals’ first with a home run.
But, just when that deficiency appeared as if it would bite them, the Cardinals rallied for three runs in the eighth inning to tie the game with Kansas City and take a shot at completing one of the sweeps they surely will need to climb back into playoff contention.
