That lead was temporary, however, as Dexter Fowler countered with a three-run homer in the bottom half of the inning to put the Cardinals back ahead by two. But San Francisco scratched across one in the eighth on a Denard Span RBI single, and Nunez put them back in front with a two-run double off Cardinals closer Seung Hwan Oh in the ninth.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Fielding foibles: For the second time in three games, Cardinals third baseman Jedd Gyorko fumbled a potential double-play ball into unearned runs.