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St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants

MLBSeptember 24, 2025Oracle Park

CardinalsSt. LouisSTL78-81

Cardinals 3, Giants 4

Final
GiantsSan FranciscoSFWon78-81
Score by inning
Team123456789RHE
STL002000010373
SF01110001–4110

W José ButtóL Riley O'BrienSV Tristan Beck

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Brendan Donovan grounds out, second baseman Christian Koss to first baseman Bryce Eldridge.
  2.  Iván Herrera strikes out swinging.
  3.  Alec Burleson grounds out, second baseman Christian Koss to first baseman Bryce Eldridge.

Bot 1st

  1.  Heliot Ramos strikes out swinging.
  2.  Rafael Devers grounds out to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  3.  Willy Adames strikes out swinging.

Top 2nd

  1.  Nolan Arenado lines out to third baseman Casey Schmitt.
  2.  Lars Nootbaar strikes out swinging.
  3.  Thomas Saggese grounds out, third baseman Casey Schmitt to first baseman Bryce Eldridge.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Bryce Eldridge strikes out swinging.
  2.  Casey Schmitt doubles (15) on a fly ball to left fielder Lars Nootbaar.
  3.  Jung Hoo Lee doubles (31) on a line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II. Casey Schmitt scores. Fielding error by center fielder Victor Scott II.SF 70%
  4.  Christian Koss walks.
  5.  Drew Gilbert grounds out to first baseman Alec Burleson. Jung Hoo Lee to 3rd. Christian Koss to 2nd.
  6.  Andrew Knizner walks.
  7.  Heliot Ramos grounds into a force out, third baseman Nolan Arenado to second baseman Brendan Donovan. Andrew Knizner out at 2nd.SF 64%

Top 3rd

  1.  Pedro Pagés strikes out swinging.
  2.  Jordan Walker flies out sharply to center fielder Jung Hoo Lee.
  3.  Victor Scott II singles on a fly ball to left fielder Heliot Ramos.
  4.  Brendan Donovan doubles (32) on a fly ball to right fielder Drew Gilbert. Victor Scott II scores.SF 52%
  5.  Iván Herrera singles on a line drive to left fielder Heliot Ramos. Brendan Donovan scores.STL 59%
  6.  Alec Burleson grounds out, second baseman Christian Koss to first baseman Bryce Eldridge.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Rafael Devers homers (34) on a fly ball to right field.SF 56%
  2.  Willy Adames grounds out, shortstop Thomas Saggese to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  3.  Bryce Eldridge doubles (2) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Victor Scott II.SF 59%
  4.  Casey Schmitt strikes out swinging.
  5.  Jung Hoo Lee grounds out, first baseman Alec Burleson to pitcher Sonny Gray.

Top 4th

  1.  Nolan Arenado grounds out, third baseman Casey Schmitt to first baseman Bryce Eldridge.
  2.  Lars Nootbaar walks.
  3.  Thomas Saggese singles on a ground ball to left fielder Heliot Ramos. Lars Nootbaar to 2nd.STL 55%
  4.  Pedro Pagés strikes out swinging.
  5.  Jordan Walker flies out to center fielder Jung Hoo Lee.SF 56%

Bot 4th

  1.  Christian Koss reaches on a fielding error by right fielder Jordan Walker. Christian Koss to 2nd.SF 65%
  2.  Drew Gilbert grounds out, second baseman Brendan Donovan to first baseman Alec Burleson. Christian Koss to 3rd.
  3.  Andrew Knizner out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jordan Walker. Christian Koss scores.
  4.  Heliot Ramos singles on a ground ball to center fielder Victor Scott II.
  5.  Rafael Devers strikes out swinging.

Top 5th

  1.  Victor Scott II strikes out on a foul tip.
  2.  Brendan Donovan grounds out, shortstop Willy Adames to first baseman Bryce Eldridge.
  3.  Iván Herrera walks.
  4.  Alec Burleson lines out sharply to shortstop Willy Adames.

Bot 5th

  1.  Willy Adames singles on a line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II.
  2.  Bryce Eldridge called out on strikes.
  3.  Casey Schmitt singles on a line drive to left fielder Lars Nootbaar.
  4.  Jung Hoo Lee grounds out, pitcher Sonny Gray to second baseman Brendan Donovan to first baseman Alec Burleson.

Top 6th

  1.  Nolan Arenado grounds out, second baseman Christian Koss to first baseman Bryce Eldridge.
  2.  Lars Nootbaar called out on strikes.
  3.  Thomas Saggese strikes out on automatic strike.

Bot 6th

  1.  Christian Koss flies out sharply to center fielder Victor Scott II.
  2.  Drew Gilbert grounds out, first baseman Alec Burleson to pitcher Sonny Gray.
  3.  Andrew Knizner reaches on a missed catch error by first baseman Alec Burleson, assist to shortstop Thomas Saggese.
  4.  Heliot Ramos called out on strikes.

Top 7th

  1.  Pedro Pagés grounds out, shortstop Willy Adames to first baseman Bryce Eldridge.
  2.  Jordan Walker strikes out swinging.
  3.  Victor Scott II grounds out, first baseman Bryce Eldridge to pitcher Carson Seymour.

Bot 7th

  1.  Rafael Devers called out on strikes.
  2.  Willy Adames lines out to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  3.  Bryce Eldridge singles on a ground ball to left fielder Lars Nootbaar.
  4.  Casey Schmitt singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II. Bryce Eldridge to 2nd.
  5.  Jung Hoo Lee strikes out on a foul tip.

Top 8th

  1.  Brendan Donovan strikes out on a foul tip.
  2.  Iván Herrera singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jung Hoo Lee.SF 70%
  3.  Alec Burleson doubles (26) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Drew Gilbert. Iván Herrera to 3rd.SF 52%
  4.  Nolan Arenado out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jung Hoo Lee. Iván Herrera scores. Alec Burleson to 3rd.
  5.  Lars Nootbaar walks.
  6.  Thomas Saggese strikes out swinging.SF 60%

Bot 8th

  1.  Christian Koss singles on a ground ball to second baseman Brendan Donovan.SF 68%
  2.  Drew Gilbert grounds out to first baseman Alec Burleson. Christian Koss to 2nd.
  3.  Andrew Knizner triples (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Christian Koss scores.SF 85%
  4.  Heliot Ramos grounds out, pitcher Riley O'Brien to first baseman Alec Burleson.SF 79%
  5.  Riley O'Brien intentionally walks Rafael Devers.
  6.  Willy Adames grounds into a force out, third baseman Nolan Arenado to second baseman Brendan Donovan. Rafael Devers out at 2nd.

Top 9th

  1.  Pedro Pagés singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jung Hoo Lee.SF 66%
  2.  Jordan Walker grounds into a double play, second baseman Christian Koss to first baseman Bryce Eldridge. Nathan Church out at 2nd. Jordan Walker out at 1st.SF 85%
  3.  José Fermín bunt grounds out softly, third baseman Casey Schmitt to first baseman Bryce Eldridge.

Bot 2nd

  1.  STL 0, SF 1Jung Hoo Lee doubles (31) on a line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II. Casey Schmitt scores. Fielding error by center fielder Victor Scott II.SF 70%

Top 3rd

  1.  STL 1, SF 1Brendan Donovan doubles (32) on a fly ball to right fielder Drew Gilbert. Victor Scott II scores.SF 52%
  2.  STL 2, SF 1Iván Herrera singles on a line drive to left fielder Heliot Ramos. Brendan Donovan scores.STL 59%

Bot 3rd

  1.  STL 2, SF 2Rafael Devers homers (34) on a fly ball to right field.SF 56%

Bot 4th

  1.  STL 2, SF 3Andrew Knizner out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jordan Walker. Christian Koss scores.

Top 8th

  1.  STL 3, SF 3Nolan Arenado out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jung Hoo Lee. Iván Herrera scores. Alec Burleson to 3rd.

Bot 8th

  1.  STL 3, SF 4Andrew Knizner triples (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Christian Koss scores.SF 85%

Win probability

Bot 8th · Biggest swing #1 · STL 3–4 SF

Andrew Knizner triples (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Christian Koss scores.

See it in the scoring summary
SF 85%SF +20 pts

Game leaders

CardinalsSt. Louis

GiantsSan Francisco

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Brendan Donovan 2B4111001.287
Iván Herrera DH3121011.286
Alec Burleson 1B4010000.293
Nolan Arenado 3B3001000.236
Lars Nootbaar LF2000022.237
Thomas Saggese SS4010002.259
Pedro Pagés C4010002.232
Nathan Church PR0000000.173
Jordan Walker RF4000001.215
Victor Scott II CF3110001.215
José Fermín PH1000000.309
Totals323730310

2B: Donovan, Burleson.RBI: Donovan, Herrera, Arenado.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Sonny Gray6.073227994.28
Kyle Leahy1.020002133.18
Riley O'Brien L1.021110162.11

Video

3:04Cardinals vs. Giants HighlightsMLB video
1:04Sonny Gray strikes out seven 0:13Iván Herrera's RBI single0:50Carson Seymour strikes out four over three scoreless0:27Brendan Donovan's RBI double
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