Albert Pujols had three hits and four RBIs, helping the St. Louis Cardinals rally from five runs down to beat the sagging San Diego Padres 6-5 on Saturday.

Todd Wellemeyer (8-4) allowed one hit in his last 4 1-3 innings after surrendering five runs on four hits in the first two frames and Ryan Franklin worked the last two innings for his 14th save in 18 chances. The Cardinals have won four in a row, also erasing a 3-run deficit in Friday's 11-7 victory. They are 5-1 against the Padres.

Randy Wolf (6-10) was knocked out in the sixth after a strong beginning for the Padres, who have lost five in a row and eight of 10. Rookie Edgar Gonzalez hit a three-run home run, matching his career best for RBIs.

Pujols is second in the National League with a .359 average, his best since he was at .364 on June 5, after going 3-for-4. His three-run double highlighted a four-run fifth that closed the gap to a run and his infield RBI single in the sixth off Cla Meredith, a sharp grounder into the hole that shortstop Khalil Greene stopped but could not corral, put the Cardinals ahead 6-5.

Adrian Gonzalez had an RBI double on a tailing, dipping drive that center fielder Rick Ankiel over-ran before slipping when he attempted to retrace his steps, and Kevin Kouzmanoff added a sacrifice fly to put the Padres ahead in the first. The Gonzalez play was ruled an error until the fourth, after official scorer Jeff Durbin had a chance to view numerous replays.

Edgar Gonzalez' fifth homer, a three-run shot, made it 5-0 in the second. The Padres advanced one more runner into scoring position against Wellemeyer, then missed two chances against the St. Louis bullpen.

Ron Villone struck out Adrian Gonzalez and got Kouzmanoff on a flyout with the bases loaded in the seventh and San Diego had two men on and one out against Franklin in the eighth before pinch hitter Luis Rodriguez grounded into a double play.

Wolf, making his first appearance in St. Louis since Aug. 16, 1999 when he played for the Phillies, allowed three hits the first four innings before running into trouble in the Cardinals' four-run fifth. Pujols cleared the bases with a double and Ankiel dropped in an RBI single just in front of right fielder Brian Giles to cut the gap to one.

Wolf is 1-5 with a 6.63 ERA on the road and the Padres are 1-9 in his 10 road starts. A throwing error by third baseman Kouzmanoff on Brendan Ryan's routine grounder opened the door for a pair of unearned runs in the Cardinals' go-ahead sixth.