SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Harrison Bader hit a tiebreaking homer leading off the sixth after Madison Bumgarner homered in the bottom of the fifth to tie the game, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 7-3 on Sunday to gain ground again in the wild-card race.
Paul DeJong hit a solo homer in the fourth for the first St. Louis hit and Jose Martinez followed with a drive to nearly the same spot over the left-field fence. It was the seventh time the Cardinals hit consecutive homers this year.
Luke Weaver (4-1) struck out nine over seven innings to just miss a third straight start with double-digit Ks, helping St. Louis move within three games of Colorado for the NL’s second wild card.
St. Louis begins a four-game series in San Diego Monday afternoon. Carlos Martinez (10-10) starts for the Cardinals while Luis Perdomo (7-8) goes for the Padres. Game time is 3:40 with the pre-game at 2:45 on KTLO-AM.
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