MIAMI • After turning five double plays _ their most in nine years _ on Sunday _ the Cardinals bailed out Carlos Martinez with an inning-ending double play started by shortstop Aledmys Diaz on Giancarlo Stanton. That came after Martinez had struck out Marcell Ozune on a changeup. The first two hitters. Dee Gordon and Chrisitan Yelich, had reached base safely on a walk and a single to left, respectively.
Martinez, who had been frustrated that he hadn’t had hit thiw season in 11 at-bats after leading the staff at .237 last year, had had a chance to do something about in the second when the Cardinals loaded the bases with two out on Yadier Molina’s double, a walk to Diaz and Magneuris Sierra’s two-hit hit hit.