ST. LOUIS -- On an afternoon when solo homers accounted for all the scoring, Logan Morrison's 10th-inning blast bailed out a Rays bullpen that, for the second straight day, had struggled to hold a lead. Capping a day in which he reached the 30-homer plateau, Morrison powered past it to lift the Rays to a 3-2 win and series victory at Busch Stadium.
In salvaging a win, the Rays kept pace in a packed American League Wild Card race where they still trail Minnesota by three games. The Cardinals, upon completing a 2-4 homestand, now set off on a 10-day road trip with a 4 1/2-game deficit to erase in the National League Central.