SAN FRANCISCO — Marco Scutaro was John Wayne.

The 36-year-old former Red Sox shortstop proved to be tough as nails, recovering from a massive first-inning hit from Matt Holliday on a slide to deliver a key bases-loaded single in the fourth inning that sparked the San Francisco Giants to a 7-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals Monday that evened the National League Championship Series at a game apiece.