PHOENIX -- The Cardinals' 4-2 loss to the D-backs on Tuesday night swung on two pitches.
About all that stood between rookie right-hander Jack Flaherty and another quality outing were a pair of barely mislocated sliders that just slipped away in the fifth inning.
The first hit former Cardinals right fielder Jon Jay to put runners on the corners with two outs, and the other caught too much of the plate to the next batter, Paul Goldschmidt, whose 19th homer turned St.