Cardinals Suffer Frustrating Loss on Infield Chopper, Fall Five Games Out of Playoff Race

Down 3-0 early in the game, the Cardinals rallied and got the game tied in the ninth inning on a sacrifice fly by Jose Fermin , and they took their first lead of the night in the 10th. However, when they failed to score in the 11th, the Giants won the game 5-4 on an infield single by Shay Whitcomb .