Giants’ Aurilia comes in clutch to beat Cards

SAN FRANCISCO – Rich Aurilia spent his first nine big league seasons as a fan favorite in San Francisco. Now, in his second stint with the Giants after three years away, he is as beloved as ever.\nAurilia provided the key hit for the second time in 15 1/2 hours. His two-run, sixth-inning double broke a tie and helped Noah Lowry to his first win of the season, a 6-2 victory over the struggling St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday.\n“It makes me feel good in the sense that I had success here in the past,” said Aurilia, who was thrilled it worked out for him to return this season. “I’m not getting any younger, but I feel I can still play and contribute to a winning team.”\nAurilia singled in the winning run in the bottom of the 12th in a 6-5 win Wednesday night, then doubled to right to spoil what had been a good effort by St. Louis starter Kip Wells.\nRandy Winn drove in two runs, including a sacrifice fly in San Francisco’s three-run sixth, which also featured Dave Roberts’ one-out infield single followed by a stolen base.