SAN FRANCISCO – Second baseman Marco Scutaro answered Matt Holliday’s hard takeout with a big hit of his own to help the San Francisco Giants end their home slide.

Scutaro hit a two-run single in San Francisco’s four-run fourth inning before leaving with a hip injury, and the Giants got their first home win this postseason, 7-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night that tied the NL championship series at a game apiece.

“It shows you how tough he is,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. “It’s a shame somebody got hurt. It was more of a roll block. We’re hoping he comes out of this OK. He got hit pretty good.”