Iván Herrera's 10th-Inning Blast Propels Cardinals to 15th Comeback Victory

Cardinals’ manager Oli Marmol discusses his team’s resolve after pulling a ff its 15th come-from-behind win and its seventh victory in extra innings. ST. LOUIS – Iván Herrera had just hit one of the biggest homers of his life and he had barely gotten around first base before he raised his right hand in the air and pretended to twirl an imaginary shirt above his head in the direction of a group of fans who have completely changed the vibes of the season for the surprising Cardinals .

Despite being in a 0-2 hole, Herrera hit a titanic three-run homer over the wall in left field for the first walk-off winner of his career in the 10th inning as the Cardinals beat the Pirates 9-6 before 22,958 shirt-waving fans at Busch Stadium. With the Stephen F. Austin club baseball team in full-on “Tarps Off” mode and in the right field seats one last time before heading back to East Texas, the Cardinals (28-19) won for a 15th time in come-from-behind fashion.

Also, the cardiac Cardinals improved to 7-1 in extra-inning games. The good-natured Herrera playfully thought that if he found a way to win the game, he would do something to shout out a noisy cheering section that has energized an already fiesty Cardinals club. “It’s definitely been cooler hitting right now because those guys have had it going out there and, I mean, doing it the whole game,” Herrera said of the bare-chested, shirt-waving fans that have started a flash mob trend that is already spreading throughout MLB ballparks.

“I was thinking, ‘We’ve got to deliver for them,’ and I’m so happy we did it today and I’m happy about those guys continuing to support us. ” Cinema. pic.