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Cards rally in 9th vs. Giants, gain in Wild Card
- Updated: September 18, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO — Two outs away from falling into precarious position in the National League Wild Card standings, the Cardinals jumped on a wobbly San Francisco bullpen Saturday night to stun the Giants and pull closer to them with a 3-2 victory at AT&T Park.
Giants manager Bruce Bochy summoned embattled closer Santiago Casilla after Sergio Romo allowed a one-out single to Jedd Gyorko. Casilla issued a walk before Randal Grichuk struck a two-strike pitch up the middle to plate the tying run. A subsequent sacrifice fly by Kolten Wong gave the Cardinals a lead that Seung Hwan Oh would lock down with his second scoreless inning in relief.
With their 16th final at-bat win of the season, the Cardinals moved to within two games of the Giants in the Wild Card race. The Mets, victorious in 13 innings Saturday, pulled into a tie with San Francisco for the first Wild Card.
The Giants’ bullpen troubles cost starter Jeff Samardzija what would have been his first victory over the Cardinals since 2014. He allowed a first-inning home run to Brandon Moss, but otherwise held the …
