The Cardinals hit four home runs at Chase Field, including Goldschmidt’s 100th at the ballpark, to take and extend a lead, but never far enough to keep the Diamondbacks completely out of reach. That task went to the relievers. A trio of righthanders, burnishing their roles for the postseason, pitched three scoreless innings to carry a lead into the ninth, where Carlos Martinez secured a 9-7 victory and his 24th save late Monday night against the Diamondbacks.
Flush from their four-game sweep of the Cubs at Wrigley Field that was one of the most important late-season road series in Cardinals history, the veterans on the team recognized such a high might invite a desert low.