Peralta's Homer Gives Cardinals Win Over Cubs

Cardinals manager Mike Matheny enjoys when a team battles back after getting down. On Wednesday, he didn't see his team do that, but he heard it.

Ejected after arguing balls and strikes in the sixth inning, Matheny was just down the tunnel when Jhonny Peralta hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give the Cardinals a 6-5 comeback win over the Cubs.

"I could pretty much tell what was going on by listening to our bench and the reactions of the crowd," Matheny said.

What he heard was his team coming back after losing the lead to win a big division game, which he says is about his favorite thing.

"Man, I just love when these guys don't give up," Matheny said. "I don't know if I get any more charge out of this game than to see guys get knocked down and watch how they respond. ... That would have been a tough one to lose."

The Cardinals salvaged a split with the Cubs in the four-game series after losing both games in a doubleheader Tuesday.

The Cardinals trailed 5-4 and Cubs reliever Pedro Strop (1-4) quickly retired the first two batters in the ninth. Matt Carpenter followed with a walk and Peralta connected on a 1-2 pitch, hitting a drive that barely cleared the wall in left field for his 12th home run.

White Sox 7, Blue Jays 6

Adam Eaton surprised just about everybody, including himself. Eaton's walkoff home run in the 11th inning lifted the Chicago White Sox to a 7-6 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.

Eaton hammered a 1-0 pitch to right field off Toronto reliever Roberto Osuna (1-3) for his sixth homer of the season.

The 5-8, 183-pound leadoff hitter went from trying to bunt on the first pitch to hitting his second career game-ending home run of his career.

Wednesday, July 8 Scoreboard

Minnesota 5, Baltimore 3

Milwaukee 6, Atlanta 5

Detroit 5, Seattle 4

New York Mets 4, San Francisco 1

New York Yankees 5, Oakland 4

Cincinnati at Washington, postponed

Pittsburgh 5, San Diego 2

Boston 6, Miami 3

Cleveland 4, Houston 2

St. Louis 6, Chicago Cubs 5

Arizona 7, Texas 4

Chicago White Sox 7, Toronto 6 (F/11)

Kansas City 9, Tampa Bay 7

Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Philadelphia 0

Los Angeles Angels 3, Colorado 2

Thursday, July 9 Schedule (All Times Central)

Oakland at New York, 12:05 p.m.

Toronto at Chicago, 1:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Kansas City, 1:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.

Houston at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at Miami, 6:10 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Colorado, 7:40 p.m.

Los Angeles at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Los Angeles, 9:10 p.m.