Lars Nootbaar drove in two runs and Kyle Gibson pitched six effective innings, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the finale of three-game series on Wednesday.
Gibson (2-2) allowed one run and five hits. Gibson struck out six and walked two.
Former Cardinal Jordan Montgomery (1-1) went seven innings in his second start for Arizona since signing a one-year, $25 million deal as this season began. He allowed three runs, two earned, and six hits and struck out four and walked one.
Tommy Edman (wrist surgery) continues to take swings off a tee as a left-handed hitter and from the right side as well. Next for him will be batting from a coach pitching and then a pitching machine.
The Cardinals are off Thursday, then will start Miles Mikolas (1-3, 6.49) on Friday in New York against the Mets. 5:15 with the pregame and the first pitch at 6:10 on KIRX.