ST. LOUIS (AP) - Ichiro Suzuki had a pinch-single for his 2,991st career hit and scored to tie it in the eighth inning and Miguel Rojas drove in the go-ahead run in the ninth as the Miami Marlins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory.
Tommy Pham had two of the Cardinals' four homers and drove in four runs. Stephen Piscotty and Randal Grichuk also connected for St. Louis, which hit two each off Wei-Yin Chen and reliever David Phelps but had three defensive miscues.
The hit was the first since July 4 for the 42-year-old Suzuki. He's had just seven pinch-hit appearances and one start this month with the Marlins, who have a steady outfield rotation of Christian Yelich, Marcell Ozuna and Giancarlo Stanton.
The Cardinals blew leads of 4-1 and 6-5 to fall to 19-27 at home. They were 55-26 at home last year, tied for best in the majors.
Matt Holliday, getting his sixth start at first base, couldn't handle a long hop on a potential double play ball in the fourth inning that led to a run. Reliever Kevin Siegrist made an errant pickoff throw on Suzuki for an error and Grichuk came in and couldn't retreat in time to harness Ozuna's double in the ninth that led to the winning run.
Chen has surrendered 19 homers, among the league leaders. Phelps had given up just two in 46 innings.
Seung Hwan Oh (2-1), the Cardinals' stand-in closer, lost on his 34th birthday.
Suzuki singled off Siegrist with one out in the eighth and scored on Martin Prado's two-out hit off Jonathan Broxton.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Marlins: 1B Justin Boer (ankle) is eligible to come off the DL on Monday but is still experiencing soreness and manager Don Mattingly said, "progressing, but not ready yet."
Cardinals: 1B-OF Brandon Moss (ankle) is eligible to come off the DL on Saturday but is still in a walking boot.
BIG PITCH
New Missouri football coach Barry Odom and national champion wrestler J'Den Cox threw ceremonial first pitches.
UMPIRE DOWN
The umpiring crew worked a man short after plate ump Chad Fairchild took a foul off his right forearm in the bottom of the first. Jim Joyce went from first base to home.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Long-time Cardinals broadcaster Mike Shannon worked the booth on his 77th birthday.
UP NEXT
Marlins: Tom Koehler is 1-2 with a 7.56 ERA in three career starts against the Cardinals.
Cardinals: Adam Wainwright (8-5, 4.49) is 50-28 with a 3.05 ERA for his career after the break. He is 2-0 his last two outings, allowing one run in 14 innings.
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