MIAMI — In the inning after their one-run lead disappeared two pitches into the bottom of the sixth inning, a mistake by the Marlins with two outs in the seventh inning gave the Cardinals a lane to regain what they had just lost.

Making the most of additional scoring opportunities in the frames that followed added to it.

Tied 3-3 with two outs in the seventh inning after the Marlins pushed across a run in the bottom of the sixth inning, a fielding error by Marlins right fielder Dane Myers allowed Ivan Herrera to reach second base. Alec Burleson's line-drive single in the at-bat that followed capitalized on the defensive miscue to give the Cardinals a lead they would not give back.

In the innings that followed, RBIs from Pedro Pages and Nolan Gorman, who hit a two-run homer in the ninth,

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