Brendan Donovan hit a go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning, Miles Mikolas didn't give up a hit through 5 1/3 innings, and the St. Louis Cardinals sent the Colorado Rockies to their eighth straight loss,

That's when Brendan Donovan came in and saved the day. Playing in his first action since Friday with a groin injury, Donovan doubled down the right field line, scoring two runs, and giving the Cardinals a 3-2 lead over the Colorado Rockies.

Pinch-hitter Brendan Donovan hit a two-run double in the eighth inning to lift the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting Colorado Rockies 3-2 Monday night.