Still questing for the first shutout of his career, Cardinals righthander Carlos Martinez dazzled Saturday night with “best start of his career” and nine exceptional, scoreless innings.
The game, however, was not complete.
Martinez and San Francisco starter Jeff Samardzija’s captivating duel proved to be a scoreless prologue for a game decided after it outlasted a rain delay and landed in the lap of the bullpen. In the 13th inning, Giants infielder Christian Arroyo tagged the 12th pitch of his at-bat for the first run of the game, and the decisive ones in a 3-1 victory at Busch Stadium.