Greg Holland's ongoing transition to closer for the team encountered more turbulence -- not entirely of his making. Three hits and two errors and suddenly Holland had turned a three-run lead into a 5-5 tie in the span of four hitters. The five-run lead the Cardinals once had came completely undone in the 11th inning when Sterling Marte singled up the middle to score David Freese for a 6-5 victory.
Holland was lifted for a series of three relievers, each of whom got one of the necessary outs to keep the score tied despite Mercer being a ball in play away from a win.