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St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants

MLBSeptember 8, 2026Oracle Park

CardinalsSt. LouisSTL72-74

Cardinals 1, Giants 2

Final
GiantsSan FranciscoSFWon61-85
Score by inning
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STL000000001150
SF11000000–261

W Landen RouppL Quinn MathewsSV Joel Kuhnel

Giants Top Cardinals 2-1 Behind Home Runs, Strong PitchingSan Francisco's bats came through in the early innings while St. Louis managed just one run on Tuesday night.Recap · BenchScout

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Bryan Torres flies out to left fielder Turner Hill.
  2.  Iván Herrera grounds out, shortstop Christian Koss to first baseman Rafael Devers.
  3.  Alec Burleson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Grant McCray.
  4.  Jordan Walker grounds into a force out, third baseman Shay Whitcomb to second baseman Osleivis Basabe. Alec Burleson out at 2nd.

Bot 1st

  1.  Jonah Cox flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.
  2.  Rafael Devers grounds out, first baseman Alec Burleson to pitcher Quinn Mathews.
  3.  Bryce Eldridge homers (16) on a fly ball to left center field.SF 63%
  4.  Osleivis Basabe walks.
  5.  Turner Hill doubles (6) on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Osleivis Basabe to 3rd.
  6.  Andrew Knizner flies out to second baseman Thomas Saggese.

Top 2nd

  1.  Leo Bernal walks.SF 58%
  2.  Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging.
  3.  Thomas Saggese grounds into a double play, third baseman Shay Whitcomb to second baseman Osleivis Basabe to first baseman Rafael Devers. Leo Bernal out at 2nd. Thomas Saggese out at 1st.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Shay Whitcomb lines out to third baseman Nolan Gorman.
  2.  Grant McCray flies out to center fielder Nathan Church.
  3.  Christian Koss homers (4) on a fly ball to left field.SF 75%
  4.  Jonah Cox grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson.

Top 3rd

  1.  Masyn Winn grounds out, shortstop Christian Koss to first baseman Rafael Devers.
  2.  Nathan Church walks.
  3.  Bryan Torres flies out to right fielder Grant McCray.
  4.  Iván Herrera singles on a line drive to left fielder Turner Hill. Nathan Church to 3rd.
  5.  Alec Burleson walks. Iván Herrera to 2nd.
  6.  Jordan Walker grounds into a force out, shortstop Christian Koss to second baseman Osleivis Basabe. Alec Burleson out at 2nd.SF 78%

Bot 3rd

  1.  Rafael Devers grounds out, second baseman Thomas Saggese to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  2.  Bryce Eldridge strikes out swinging.
  3.  Osleivis Basabe flies out to left fielder Bryan Torres.

Top 4th

  1.  Leo Bernal flies out sharply to center fielder Jonah Cox.
  2.  Nolan Gorman grounds out, second baseman Osleivis Basabe to first baseman Rafael Devers.
  3.  Thomas Saggese strikes out swinging.

Bot 4th

  1.  Turner Hill grounds out softly, pitcher Quinn Mathews to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  2.  Andrew Knizner lines out to center fielder Nathan Church.
  3.  Shay Whitcomb singles on a ground ball to center fielder Nathan Church.
  4.  Grant McCray singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Shay Whitcomb to 3rd.
  5.  Christian Koss strikes out swinging.

Top 5th

  1.  Masyn Winn grounds out, third baseman Shay Whitcomb to first baseman Rafael Devers.
  2.  Nathan Church flies out to right fielder Grant McCray.
  3.  Bryan Torres grounds out, second baseman Osleivis Basabe to first baseman Rafael Devers.

Bot 5th

  1.  Jonah Cox bunt grounds out softly, pitcher Quinn Mathews to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  2.  Rafael Devers grounds out, second baseman Thomas Saggese to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  3.  Bryce Eldridge walks.
  4.  Osleivis Basabe strikes out swinging.

Top 6th

  1.  Iván Herrera reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Osleivis Basabe.SF 74%
  2.  Alec Burleson walks. Iván Herrera to 2nd.SF 66%
  3.  Jordan Walker grounds into a double play, third baseman Shay Whitcomb to second baseman Osleivis Basabe to first baseman Rafael Devers. Iván Herrera to 3rd. Alec Burleson out at 2nd. Jordan Walker out at 1st.SF 81%
  4.  Leo Bernal grounds out, first baseman Rafael Devers to pitcher Landen Roupp.

Bot 6th

  1.  Turner Hill lines out to center fielder Nathan Church.
  2.  Andrew Knizner strikes out swinging.
  3.  Shay Whitcomb flies out to left fielder Bryan Torres.

Top 7th

  1.  Joshua Báez grounds out, shortstop Christian Koss to first baseman Rafael Devers.
  2.  Thomas Saggese singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jonah Cox.
  3.  Masyn Winn grounds out, third baseman Shay Whitcomb to first baseman Rafael Devers. Thomas Saggese to 2nd.
  4.  Nathan Church grounds out to first baseman Rafael Devers.

Bot 7th

  1.  Grant McCray walks.
  2.  Christian Koss singles on a fly ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Grant McCray to 2nd.
  3.  Jonah Cox hits a sacrifice bunt. Grant McCray to 3rd. Christian Koss to 2nd. Jonah Cox to 1st.
  4.  Rafael Devers strikes out swinging.
  5.  Bryce Eldridge strikes out swinging.
  6.  Jung Hoo Lee lines out to center fielder Nathan Church.

Top 8th

  1.  Bryan Torres walks.SF 79%
  2.  Iván Herrera grounds into a force out, shortstop Christian Koss to second baseman Nate Furman. Bryan Torres out at 2nd. Iván Herrera to 1st.SF 85%
  3.  Alec Burleson walks.SF 79%
  4.  Jordan Walker flies out to right fielder Grant McCray.SF 86%
  5.  Leo Bernal strikes out swinging. Iván Herrera to 3rd. Alec Burleson to 2nd. Leo Bernal to 1st. Passed ball by catcher Andrew Knizner.
  6.  Joshua Báez flies out to center fielder Jonah Cox.SF 91%

Bot 8th

  1.  Turner Hill grounds out, second baseman Bryan Torres to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  2.  Andrew Knizner grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  3.  Shay Whitcomb pops out to second baseman Bryan Torres.

Top 9th

  1.  Thomas Saggese grounds out sharply, shortstop Christian Koss to first baseman Rafael Devers.
  2.  Masyn Winn flies out to center fielder Jonah Cox.
  3.  Nathan Church singles on a line drive to left fielder Turner Hill.
  4.  Bryan Torres singles on a ground ball to right fielder Grant McCray. Nathan Church scores.SF 82%
  5.  Iván Herrera grounds out, shortstop Christian Koss to first baseman Rafael Devers.

Bot 1st

  1.  STL 0, SF 1Bryce Eldridge homers (16) on a fly ball to left center field.SF 63%

Bot 2nd

  1.  STL 0, SF 2Christian Koss homers (4) on a fly ball to left field.SF 75%

Top 9th

  1.  STL 1, SF 2Bryan Torres singles on a ground ball to right fielder Grant McCray. Nathan Church scores.SF 82%

Win probability

Top 6th · Biggest swing #1 · STL 0–2 SF

Jordan Walker grounds into a double play, third baseman Shay Whitcomb to second baseman Osleivis Basabe to first baseman Rafael Devers. Iván Herrera to 3rd. Alec Burleson out at 2nd. Jordan Walker out at 1st.

SF 81%SF +15 pts

Game leaders

CardinalsSt. Louis

GiantsSan Francisco

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Bryan Torres 2B4011010.259
Victor Scott II PR0000000.197
Iván Herrera DH5010000.251
Alec Burleson 1B1010030.284
Jordan Walker RF4000000.282
Leo Bernal C3000011.281
Nolan Gorman 3B2000001.182
Joshua Báez LF2000000.238
Thomas Saggese 3B4010001.275
Masyn Winn SS4000000.236
Nathan Church CF3110010.243
Totals32151063

RBI: Torres.SB: II.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Quinn Mathews L6.052224994.11
Gordon Graceffo2.010012322.70

Video

0:19Bryan Torres' RBI single0:14Victor Scott II steals second for 10th stolen base0:26Koss homers suena HR solitario0:10Starting lineups for Cardinals at Giants - September 8, 2026
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