WASHINGTON, June 5 (UPI) -- Elijah Dukes hit a two-run homer in the 10th Thursday, rallying Washington to a 10-9 decision over St. Louis in the second game of a day-night doubleheader.
Washington let a 7-0 lead slip away and St. Louis tied it with a two-run ninth when Skip Schumaker tripled in a run and scored on Aaron Miles's infield single.
The Cardinals then took the lead in the 10th on a solo home run by Joe Mather off Brian Sanches, which came with two out and on the 10th pitch of the at-bat.
Washington, however, got a leadoff single by Cristian Guzman in the bottom half of the inning and Dukes won it with a homer to center on a 2-2 pitch.
Ryan Franklin (2-2) gave up the homer, thus making Sanches (2-0) the winner.
Dukes had four hits, drove in four runs and scored three times after having come into the game with a .148 batting average. Washington ended a four-game losing streak.
St. Louis won the day game 4-1, thanks in part to six shutout innings from Todd Wellemeyer.
