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ST. LOUIS -- The road crowd gave Ichiro Suzuki a standing ovation when he came to the plate and another nice round of applause after he singled as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning for his 2,991st hit.As much as shaving the countdown to nine, it ended up really helping the Miami Marlins, too.Hes been amazing for us all year, manager Don Mattingly said of the 42-year-old Suzuki, who scored the tying run in a 7-6 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night. I thought the fans were amazing right there, respectful.Miguel Rojas drove in the go-ahead run in the ninth for the Marlins, who have won four straight, coming from behind in the last three. Then he paid tribute to Suzuki.Its been an honor, man, Rojas said. The last couple of years having the opportunity to be with Ichiro has been huge because everything hes doing on the field is historic.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.Its just tough to be on this side of the equation when you had a good night like I did, Pham said. Of his curtain call after a three-run shot in the fourth, he said, Its horrible now.Manager Mike Matheny noted a number of non-plays and added, It seemed like whenever we had one it hurt us.The hit was the first since July 4 for Suzuki. Hes 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.You know if he was playing every day, every day, every day, you know it wouldnt be long, but in our situation you dont know quite how long thats going to take, Mattingly said. So, I dont think anybodys getting too crazy over it right now.Suzuki did not speak to reporters after the game.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, couldnt 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 couldnt retreat in time to harness Ozunas 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.Fernando Rodney (1-2) worked a scoreless eighth and A.J. Ramos finished for his 28th save in 29 chances.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 Prados two-out hit off Jonathan Broxton.TRAINERS ROOMMarlins: 1B Justin Boer (ankle) is eligible to come off the DL on Monday but is still experiencing soreness and 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.UMPIRE DOWNThe 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 BIRTHDAYLong-time Cardinals broadcaster Mike Shannon worked the booth on his 77th birthday.UP NEXTMarlins: 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. 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Well do whatever it takes to try to come back and chip away at the lead, and sure enough, we did, said Tres Tinkle.Tinkle had a career-high 26 points and 12 rebounds as Oregon State stormed back in the second half to defeat Texas-San Antonio 72-64 on Sunday afternoon.Drew Eubanks and JaQuori McLaughlin each had 13 points for the Beavers (2-0).Guys I thought showed a ton of resiliency and toughness, which is great for us early in the year, said Oregon State coach Wayne Tinkle, Tres Tinkles father.Jeff Beverly scored 12 points and Lucas OBrien had 10 points but both fouled out for the Roadrunners (0-2), who have lost both their games this season to teams that were in the NCAA Tournament last year.I was proud of the way our guys competed. We did a really good job defensively in the first half. We were in foul trouble again. We have to figure out a way to defend without fouling, said first-year Roadrunners coach Steve Henson.Were going to be a good ballclub at the end of the year, he added.Texas-San Antonio (0-2) led 37-29 at the break, but Oregon State opened the second half on an 11-2 run, capped by a Tinkle 3-pointer, to take a 40-39 lead and seize the momentum.The Roadrunners trailed 61-50 when they responded with a 9-0 surge, punctuated by a Giovanni De Nicolao layup with 4:38 remaining.With 1:44 left and Oregon State up 67-63, the Roadrunners had a chance to cut into the lead, but Tinkle had a block in a wild sequence near the basket where the Beavers ended up with the ball. On thhe next possession, McLaughlin scored a layup.ddddddddddddOregon State held the Roadrunners to 24 percent shooting in the second half.BIG PICTURETexas-San Antonio: J.R. Harris injured his right leg about midway through the first half and finished with eight points in six minutes. ... The Roadrunners early season schedule features plenty of travel, as the team plays eight of its first 11 games away from home.Oregon State: Stephen Thompson Jr., Oregon States third-leading scorer last season, missed the game for precautionary reasons with a left foot injury. He could be back in the lineup on Wednesday. Wayne Tinkle said that none of the guards active for Sundays game played a minute last season, but players stepped up. Losing Stevie, hes a guy thats capable of getting 20, 25. ... Thats big, he added.FREE THROWSFor the second straight game, the opposing coach pointed to Oregon States aggressiveness in driving to the basket as being the difference. They went at us and got to the free-throw line, Henson said. The Beavers made 23 of 37 free throws, while the Roadrunners were 18 of 27.NO RESTTres Tinkle is recovering from a foot injury, but with the close game, he played 38 minutes. I kept saying to the staff on the bench, `Ive got to take Tres out. Ive got to take Tres out. I cant play him this much, Wayne Tinkle said.UP NEXTTexas-San Antonio: Plays Wednesday at Illinois-Chicago, which lost their season opener at San Francisco on Friday.Oregon State: Hosts Lamar on Wednesday. The Cardinals are 1-0, but were picked to finish 12th out of 13 teams in the Southland Conference. ' ' '