SEATTLE — In the last inning of the one game the Cardinals didn’t win during their visit to the Pacific Northwest came a moment that informed the at-bats that won the series.
Rookie Tommy Edman, as green in the majors as the gem that gives this Emerald City its nickname or the money that rains on its tech wizards, faced Seattle closer Roenis Elias with the tying run at second base Tuesday. Twice Edman got Elias into a count where the hitter had an edge, and each time the big-league closer went to the changeup. Edman eventually struck out on a full-count changeup but learned enough from that exchange to deliver the winning homer Wednesday and, for an encore, the winning single Thursday in a 5-4 victory at T-Mobile Park.