Jhonny Peralta broke an eighth-inning tie with a sacrifice fly, and the host St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres, 2-1, on Saturday to end their longest losing streak of the season at four games.
Carlos Martinez threw six and two-thirds innings, and Seth Maness earned the win. Trevor Rosenthal closed for his 24th save in 25 opportunities, getting Matt Kemp to ground out with a runner on to end it.
Rosenthal had a 23-game scoreless string halted on Friday. San Diego won the first two games of the series, including a 2-1 victory Friday.