The wins the Cardinals wanted to get to remain relevant in the wild-card race came only because Giovanny Gallegos has regained the form they’ll need from him in the ninth to make it possible.
The Cardinals’ new closer, less than a week removed from tumbling into trouble in Milwaukee, completed his second save in as many games and with just as little margin for error against the defending World Series champions. Less than 17 hours after he held fast to a one-run lead for Wednesday night’s win, Gallegos pitched a flawless ninth to cement a 2-1 victory Thursday afternoon against LA at Busch Stadium.
Gallegos struck out Chris Taylor to end the game and get a series split, rallying for wins in the final two games of the visit.
