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St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants

MLBSeptember 29, 2024Oracle Park

CardinalsSt. LouisSTLWon83-79

Cardinals 6, Giants 1

Final
GiantsSan FranciscoSF80-82
Score by inning
Team123456789RHE
STL001023000671
SF000000100170

W Michael McGreevyL Hayden Birdsong

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Brendan Donovan walks.
  2.  Alec Burleson flies out to center fielder Grant McCray.
  3.  Paul Goldschmidt called out on strikes.
  4.  Lars Nootbaar strikes out swinging.

Bot 1st

  1.  Mike Yastrzemski grounds out, second baseman Brendan Donovan to first baseman Matt Carpenter.
  2.  Jerar Encarnacion grounds out, second baseman Brendan Donovan to first baseman Matt Carpenter.
  3.  LaMonte Wade Jr. bunt grounds out, pitcher Michael McGreevy to first baseman Matt Carpenter.

Top 2nd

  1.  Matt Carpenter singles on a fly ball to left fielder Jerar Encarnacion.STL 54%
  2.  Jordan Walker called out on strikes.
  3.  Thomas Saggese strikes out swinging.
  4.  Pedro Pagés called out on strikes.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Matt Chapman grounds out softly, pitcher Michael McGreevy to first baseman Matt Carpenter.
  2.  Michael Conforto singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker.
  3.  Tyler Fitzgerald strikes out swinging.
  4.  Brett Wisely grounds out, second baseman Brendan Donovan to first baseman Matt Carpenter.

Top 3rd

  1.  José Fermín strikes out swinging.
  2.  Brendan Donovan homers (14) on a fly ball to right field.STL 60%
  3.  Alec Burleson called out on strikes.
  4.  Paul Goldschmidt strikes out on a foul tip.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Curt Casali grounds out softly, pitcher Michael McGreevy to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  2.  Grant McCray strikes out on a foul tip.
  3.  Mike Yastrzemski grounds out, second baseman Brendan Donovan to first baseman Alec Burleson.

Top 4th

  1.  Lars Nootbaar grounds out, second baseman Brett Wisely to first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr.
  2.  Michael Siani strikes out swinging.
  3.  Jordan Walker strikes out swinging.

Bot 4th

  1.  Jerar Encarnacion flies out sharply to right fielder Jordan Walker.
  2.  LaMonte Wade Jr. grounds out, first baseman Alec Burleson to pitcher Michael McGreevy.
  3.  Casey Schmitt called out on strikes.

Top 5th

  1.  Thomas Saggese walks.STL 69%
  2.  Pedro Pagés walks. Thomas Saggese to 2nd.STL 75%
  3.  José Fermín strikes out swinging.STL 69%
  4.  Brendan Donovan singles on a ground ball to second baseman Brett Wisely, deflected by first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. Thomas Saggese scores. Pedro Pagés to 3rd.STL 82%
  5.  Alec Burleson singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Mike Yastrzemski. Pedro Pagés scores. Brendan Donovan to 2nd.STL 88%
  6.  Luken Baker lines out to shortstop Tyler Fitzgerald.
  7.  Lars Nootbaar called out on strikes.

Bot 5th

  1.  Michael Conforto grounds out, third baseman José Fermín to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  2.  Tyler Fitzgerald strikes out swinging.
  3.  Brett Wisely lines out to shortstop Thomas Saggese.

Top 6th

  1.  Michael Siani walks.
  2.  Jordan Walker singles on a line drive to right fielder Luis Matos. Michael Siani to 3rd.
  3.  Thomas Saggese flies out to right fielder Luis Matos.
  4.  Pedro Pagés strikes out swinging.
  5.  José Fermín singles on a ground ball to right fielder Luis Matos. Michael Siani scores. Jordan Walker to 3rd.STL 93%
  6.  Brendan Donovan walks. José Fermín to 2nd.
  7.  Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to center fielder Grant McCray. Jordan Walker scores. José Fermín scores. Brendan Donovan to 3rd.
  8.  Alec Burleson caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Curt Casali to second baseman Donovan Walton.

Bot 6th

  1.  Curt Casali singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael Siani.
  2.  Grant McCray singles on a sharp ground ball to shortstop Thomas Saggese. Curt Casali to 2nd.
  3.  Luis Matos lines out to left fielder Lars Nootbaar.
  4.  Jerar Encarnacion lines out sharply to third baseman José Fermín.
  5.  Donovan Walton lines out to center fielder Michael Siani.

Top 7th

  1.  Luken Baker grounds out, third baseman Casey Schmitt to first baseman Jerar Encarnacion.
  2.  Lars Nootbaar grounds out, first baseman Jerar Encarnacion to pitcher Trevor McDonald.
  3.  Michael Siani grounds out to first baseman Jerar Encarnacion.

Bot 7th

  1.  Casey Schmitt doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Lars Nootbaar.
  2.  Michael Conforto flies out sharply to center fielder Michael Siani.
  3.  Tyler Fitzgerald reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Thomas Saggese.
  4.  Brett Wisely singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Michael Siani. Casey Schmitt scores. Tyler Fitzgerald to 2nd.
  5.  Curt Casali grounds into a double play, second baseman Brendan Donovan to first baseman Alec Burleson. Brett Wisely out at 2nd. Curt Casali out at 1st.

Top 8th

  1.  Jordan Walker grounds out, shortstop Brett Wisely to first baseman Jerar Encarnacion.
  2.  Thomas Saggese flies out to right fielder Luis Matos.
  3.  Pedro Pagés strikes out swinging.

Bot 8th

  1.  Grant McCray strikes out swinging.
  2.  Luis Matos grounds out softly, pitcher Michael McGreevy to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  3.  Jerar Encarnacion strikes out swinging.

Top 9th

  1.  Giants challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: José Fermín grounds out, second baseman Donovan Walton to first baseman Jerar Encarnacion.
  2.  Brendan Donovan grounds out to first baseman Jerar Encarnacion.
  3.  Alec Burleson walks.
  4.  Luken Baker grounds into a force out, shortstop Brett Wisely to second baseman Donovan Walton. Alec Burleson out at 2nd.

Bot 9th

  1.  Donovan Walton singles on a ground ball to left fielder Lars Nootbaar.
  2.  Casey Schmitt singles on a ground ball to shortstop Thomas Saggese. Donovan Walton to 2nd.
  3.  Michael Conforto grounds into a double play, first baseman Alec Burleson to shortstop Thomas Saggese to pitcher Steven Matz. Donovan Walton to 3rd. Casey Schmitt out at 2nd. Michael Conforto out at 1st.
  4.  Tyler Fitzgerald lines out to third baseman José Fermín.

Top 3rd

  1.  STL 1, SF 0Brendan Donovan homers (14) on a fly ball to right field.STL 60%

Top 5th

  1.  STL 2, SF 0Brendan Donovan singles on a ground ball to second baseman Brett Wisely, deflected by first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. Thomas Saggese scores. Pedro Pagés to 3rd.STL 82%
  2.  STL 3, SF 0Alec Burleson singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Mike Yastrzemski. Pedro Pagés scores. Brendan Donovan to 2nd.STL 88%

Top 6th

  1.  STL 4, SF 0José Fermín singles on a ground ball to right fielder Luis Matos. Michael Siani scores. Jordan Walker to 3rd.STL 93%
  2.  STL 6, SF 0Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to center fielder Grant McCray. Jordan Walker scores. José Fermín scores. Brendan Donovan to 3rd.

Bot 7th

  1.  STL 6, SF 1Brett Wisely singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Michael Siani. Casey Schmitt scores. Tyler Fitzgerald to 2nd.

Win probability

Top 3rd · Biggest swing #1 · STL 1–0 SF

Brendan Donovan homers (14) on a fly ball to right field.

See it in the scoring summary
STL 60%STL +13 pts

Game leaders

CardinalsSt. Louis

GiantsSan Francisco

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Brendan Donovan 2B3122120.278
Alec Burleson 1B4023011.269
Paul Goldschmidt DH2000002.245
Luken Baker DH3000000.175
Lars Nootbaar LF4000002.244
Matt Carpenter 1B1010000.234
Michael Siani CF2100011.228
Jordan Walker RF4110002.201
Thomas Saggese SS3100011.204
Pedro Pagés C3100013.238
José Fermín 3B4111002.155
Totals336761614

HR: Donovan.RBI: Donovan 2, Burleson 3, Fermín.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Michael McGreevy W8.051106911.96
Steven Matz1.020000185.08

Video

3:15Cardinals vs. Giants HighlightsMLB video
1:46Hayden Birdsong strikes out 111:13Michael McGreevy strikes out six0:09José Fermín catches the final out0:13Matt Carpenter hits a single
All 15 clips

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