Overview

• The victory put St. Louis and San Francisco at 77-80 with five games left, trailing the Diamondbacks by 2.5 games and the Mets and Reds by 3.5 for the final NL spot.
• Herrera’s two-run blast opened a four-run fifth that also featured hits from Lars Nootbaar and José Fermín and a Giants fielding error that prolonged the frame.
• Justin Verlander allowed all six Cardinals runs (four earned) in 4 1/3 innings in the loss.
• Michael McGreevy earned the win to improve to 8-3, and relievers Ryan Fernandez, John King, Kyle Leahy and JoJo Romero locked down four scoreless innings, with Romero recording his eighth save.
• Heliot Ramos led off with a homer and later added a two-RBI single before San Francisco managed just one hit after the fifth, which turned into an out when Patrick Bailey tried to stretch it.