SEATTLE — Having built another lead as sturdy and permanent as a sandcastle, the Cardinals found themselves once again fighting against the tide to chase down what they had lost.
They finally got their arms and legs in sync to stay afloat.
Right-hander Jack Flaherty bought the offense time with his first quality start of the season, and that allowed the offense to dash off a rally. Nolan Gorman became a one-man, two-out tidal wave of production Sunday with a three-run homer. Gorman’s tie-breaking mash airlifted the Cardinals toward a 7-3 victory against Seattle at T-Mobile Park, rescuing them from the undertow of a misspent weekend beside Elliott Bay.