Donovan scores on passed ball in 10th, Cards beat Guardians 2-1

Brendan Donovan scored on a passed ball in the 10th inning after homering in the second, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals — who had just two hits — to a 2-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday night.

Donovan began the 10th on second as the automatic runner, stole third base and came home when third-string catcher David Fry mishandled a pitch by Nick Sandlin (2-2) to Oscar Mercado.

St. Louis won for the 14th time in its last 20 games despite managing only two hits against Guardians starter Tanner Bibee and four relievers. The Cardinals didn’t get a hit after Alec Burleson singled in the third.

It was only the third time Cleveland lost while allowing two or fewer hits in an extra-inning game. The others were in 1901 and 1977.




St. Louis Cardinals' Brendan Donovan scores a run on a wild pitch by Cleveland Guardians relief pitcher Nick Sandlin during the 10th inning of a baseball game, Saturday, May 27, 2023, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)