San Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinals
· Major League Baseball
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Drew Gilbert's two-run homer in the 10th lifts Giants to a 6-5 win over the Cardinals
Gilbert’s first home run came off Riley O’Brien (3-9) and scored Grant McCray, who was on second.
The Giants improved to 7-6 in extra-inning games; the Cardinals dropped to 8-8.
Reiver Sanmartín (3-0) earned the win after getting the final out in the ninth. Joel Kuhnel picked up his eighth save despite giving up a sacrifice fly to Thomas Saggese.
Jonah Cox had three hits and two stolen bases. He also scored a run and drove in a run, helping the Giants win the three-game series.
Andrew Kizner added three hits and drove in a run for San Francisco.
The Cardinals fought back in the ninth with two runs off Dylan Smith, who blew his fifth save. Nolan Gorman drew a leadoff walk and Saggese reached on an infield single. With one out, pinch hitter Iván Herrera walked. José Fermín's sacrifice fly drove in a run and Leo Bernal’s single made it 4-4.
Anthony Molina pitched 5 2/3 shutout innings before leaving after throwing 82 pitches.
Left-hander Matthew Liberatore allowed one run in six innings.
San Francisco extended its lead to 3-0 in the seventh against Luis Gastelum. Kizner was hit by a pitch and Christian Kross singled with one out. Cox then singled to right. Jordan Walker’s throw eluded Gorman at third base, allowing Kross to score.
The Giants went up 1-0 in the third inning. Brett Harris grounded into a double play, but Cox scored from third.
Walker recorded his first 20-20 season, stealing his career-high 20th base in the fourth inning. He has also hit a career-high 28th home run.
Cardinals: Off Thursday. RHP Kyle Leahy (10-4, 3.33) will face Washington. The visiting Nationals have not announced a starter.
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Scoring Summary
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10th Inning | Church flied out to right. |
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10th Inning | Saggese hit sacrifice fly to center, Burleson scored, Scott II to third. |
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10th Inning | Gorman walked, Scott II to second. |
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10th Inning | Scott II ran for Torres |
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10th Inning | Torres walked. |
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10th Inning | Torres hit for O'Brien |
Statistics
SF |
STL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 15 | Ground Balls | 9 |
| 5 | Strikeouts | 10 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 13 | Hits | 5 |
| 2 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 4 | Walks | 7 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 6 | Runs | 5 |
| 2 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 2 |
| 38 | At Bats | 35 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 22 | Runners Left On Base | 19 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 1 |
| 18 | Fly Balls | 18 |
| 2 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 138 | Pitches | 175 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 17 | Total Bases | 6 |
| 43 | Plate Appearances | 44 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 6.3 | Runs Created | 2.3 |
| .342 | Batting Average | .143 |
| 1.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .447 | Slugging Percentage | .171 |
| .211 | Secondary Average | .257 |
| .419 | On Base Percentage | .273 |
| .866 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .444 |
| 0.8 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.5 |
| 5.8 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 2.0 |
| 40.0 | Batter Rating | 24.0 |
| 38.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.50 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.21 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.98 |
| .105 | Isolated Power | .029 |
| 0.80 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.70 |
| .093 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .159 |
| -.132 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .114 |
| 10.0 | Runs Produced | 8.0 |
| 0.7 | Runs Ratio | 0.6 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 92.8 | MLB Rating | 70.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 24,960 | Capacity:
2026 National League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles |
- | 60 | W4 | 0.61538464 | 96 |
San Diego |
9 | 69 | W5 | 0.5576923 | 87 |
Arizona |
14 | 74 | W2 | 0.525641 | 82 |
San Francisco |
31.5 | 92 | W1 | 0.41401273 | 65 |
Colorado |
39 | 99 | L1 | 0.3653846 | 57 |
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Milwaukee |
- | 58 | W3 | 0.6282051 | 98 |
Chicago |
11 | 69 | W2 | 0.5576923 | 87 |
Pittsburgh |
19 | 77 | W4 | 0.50641024 | 79 |
St. Louis |
22 | 80 | W1 | 0.4871795 | 76 |
Cincinnati |
26 | 84 | L2 | 0.46153846 | 72 |

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