Fermin's tiebreaking hit in 4-run 9th helps Cardinals beat Blue Jays 5-1, avoid series sweep

José Fermin hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning, helping the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 and avoid a three-game sweep.

The Cardinals scored four runs in the ninth inning, with Jordan Walker adding a two-run single, to snap an eight-game losing streak against Toronto.

Matthew Liberatore pitched six shutout innings for St. Louis, allowing only one hit and striking out seven.

Toronto Blue Jays closer Louis Varland allowed four runs in the ninth inning, matching his total for June, after not allowing a run since July 10.

Max Scherzer allowed one run in six innings for Toronto, boosting his career strikeout total to 3,512.