Tuesday was not a good night for National League Wild Card contenders, with the leading Giants winning, while each of the next five teams in the standings lost.
NL Wild Card: Giants get comeback win at Coors Field, everbody else loses
The Giants were the only ones in the National League Wild Card race to win on Tuesday night.
Justin Edmonds
The Giants were down 7-1 to the Rockies at one point on Tuesday, but rallied against the soft Rockies bullpen for three runs in the sixth, then six more in the seventh in a 12-7 victory at Coors Field.
Brewers pitcher Yovani Gallardo was roughed up for seven runs in five innings by the Cubs in a 7-1 loss at Wrigley Field, the seventh straight loss for Milwaukee. The Brewers are now 2½ games behind the Giants, but are still in the second Wild Card position.
The Braves were shutout 4-0 by the Phillies, pushing Atlanta's offensive slump to 36 innings with just one run. The Pirates fell victim to Adam Wainwright both on the mound and at the plate. The Cardinals ace pitched into the seventh inning and drove in three runs to beat Pittsburgh, 6-4.
Third-deck shot for Marte
Trying to comeback on Wainwright and the Cardinals, Pirates outfielder Starling Marte absolutely obliterated this ball for a two-run home run in the seventh inning. The reactions are priceless.
Petit is human
Giants starter Yusmeiro Petit in his last start extended his streak of consecutive batters retired to a record 46, but on Tuesday allowed six runs in four innings.
Yusmeiro Petit issues his first walk since July 22, and it's intentional. He had struck out 31 in between.
— Andrew Baggarly (@CSNBaggs) September 3, 2014 Tuesday scores
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