By Jeremy Kahn

SAN FRANCISCO-It took just one inning for the St. Louis Cardinals to even up this three-game series against the San Francisco Giants.

Brandon Moss tripled to right-center field, then scored the only run that the Cardinals would need when Matt Carpenter hit a single on their way to a 6-0 victory over the Giants before a crowd of 41,796, the 391st consecutive sellout at AT&T Park. Jhonny Peralta then grounded out for the second out of the inning. After a Jason Heyward walk to load the bases, George Kontos uncorked a wild pitch with Yadier Molina at the plate to score that scored Carpenter with the second run of the inning.

This was the 12th time this season that the Giants have been shutout, and the eighth time at home.

Molina then drove in the final runs of the afternoon, as he singled to score both Heyward and Piscotty for the Cardinals on the afternoon.

Ryan Vogelsong went just 4.2 innings, allowing four runs on seven hits, walking three and strikeouts.

Lance Lynn went seven innings, allowing zero runs on six hits, walking just two and striking out two before having to leave the game with a mild right ankle sprain while fielding a Juan Perez ball hit back to the mound. This was Lynn’s first ever win versus the Giants, and today marked his eighth career start versus the Giants including the postseason.

This was just the Giants fourth loss at home in their last 20 games.

Former Amador Valley High (Dublin) and Stanford standout Stephen Piscotty went 4-for-4 on the afternoon, including a triple that scored a run in the top of the ninth inning.

It was the first career four-hit game for Piscotty, who is hitting .500 (12-for-24) with 10 runs batted in his last six games.

Jason Heyward closed out the scoring following the Piscotty triple, as he hit a sharp line drive off of Mike Broadway to score Piscotty from third base.

NOTES: Peralta became the third player this season to into three double plays in a single game , as he joins his teammate Molina from July 19 vs. the New York Mets and Yasmani Grandal of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who turned the trick on Thursday versus the Cincinnati Reds.

Chris Heston takes the mound on Sunday for the Giants, while Jaime Garcia will take the mound for the Cardinals.

Following the finale versus the Cardinals on Sunday afternoon, the Giants will head out on the road for a three-city, 10-day road trip to Los Angeles, Colorado and Arizona before returning home on September 11 to face the San Diego Padres.

Jake Peavy will pitch the opener for the Giants on Monday at Dodger Stadium versus Brett Anderson. Madison Bumgarner will look for his 17th win on Tuesday night, while the Dodgers will counter with Zack Greinke. In the finale on Wednesday, the Giants will send to Mike Leake to the mound, and the Dodgers will send Clayton Kershaw to the hill.