The Marlins broke on top in the fourth, thanks to a Cardinals' misplay. After Giancarlo Stanton walked, Marcell Ozuna hit a sharply hit grounder to second for a would-be double play. But the Cardinals failed to pull it off as Matt Holliday was unable to come up with the relay throw from Aledmys Diaz. The next hitter, Chris Johnson, doubled into the left-field corner to drive in Ozuna with the game's first run.
In the bottom of the inning, on a 3-1 pitch, Stephen Piscotty connected for his 12th homer, a 412-footer to center field. An out later, Yadier Molina singled to left and went to third on a slow-rolling base hit to right from Jedd Gyorko.