Lars Nootbaar drove in one run and scored another as the St. Louis Cardinals edged the visiting San Franciso Giants 4-3 Sunday afternoon.

The Cardinals (72-72) won for the fourth time in five games while the Giants (72-71) suffered just their third loss in 14 games.

Cardinals starter Sonny Gray (13-8) allowed three runs on two hits and four walks in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out six.

Riley O'Brien earned his third save.

Giants starter Kai-Wei Teng (2-4) allowed four runs on three hits and five walks in four innings. He struck out eight.

Gray retired the Giants in order through 3 2/3 innings, until Willy Adames drew a fourth-inning walk. Adames stole second, but Gray struck out Dominic Smith to strand him.

The Cardinals threatened in the fourth inning when Nolan Gorman hit a one-out si

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