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St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants

MLBSeptember 7, 2026Oracle Park

CardinalsSt. LouisSTL72-73

Cardinals 4, Giants 5

Final/11
GiantsSan FranciscoSFWon60-85
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Shay Whitcomb chops a single in 11th for 1st career game-ending RBI as Giants beat Cardinals 5-4Shay Whitcomb chopped a single with one out in the 11th inning for his first career game-ending RBI, and the San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Monday night.Recap · ESPN

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Bryan Torres grounds out, second baseman Osleivis Basabe to first baseman Bryce Eldridge.
  2.  Iván Herrera walks.
  3.  Alec Burleson grounds out, second baseman Osleivis Basabe to first baseman Bryce Eldridge. Iván Herrera to 2nd.
  4.  Jordan Walker strikes out on a foul tip.

Bot 1st

  1.  Turner Hill walks.SF 60%
  2.  Rafael Devers doubles (35) on a fly ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Turner Hill scores.SF 72%
  3.  Bryce Eldridge called out on strikes.
  4.  Jonah Cox strikes out swinging.
  5.  Jung Hoo Lee grounds out, second baseman Bryan Torres to first baseman Alec Burleson.

Top 2nd

  1.  Leo Bernal grounds out, shortstop Christian Koss to first baseman Bryce Eldridge.
  2.  Nolan Gorman grounds out, second baseman Osleivis Basabe to first baseman Bryce Eldridge.
  3.  Joshua Báez strikes out swinging.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Osleivis Basabe singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nathan Church.
  2.  Andrew Knizner grounds into a double play, shortstop Thomas Saggese to second baseman Bryan Torres to first baseman Alec Burleson. Osleivis Basabe out at 2nd. Andrew Knizner out at 1st.SF 64%
  3.  Shay Whitcomb strikes out on a foul tip.

Top 3rd

  1.  Thomas Saggese flies out to right fielder Jung Hoo Lee.
  2.  Nathan Church called out on strikes.
  3.  Bryan Torres singles on a line drive to left fielder Turner Hill.
  4.  Iván Herrera grounds into a force out, shortstop Christian Koss to second baseman Osleivis Basabe. Bryan Torres out at 2nd.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Christian Koss singles on a ground ball to pitcher Michael McGreevy. Christian Koss to 2nd. Christian Koss advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by pitcher Michael McGreevy.SF 75%
  2.  Turner Hill grounds out, first baseman Alec Burleson to pitcher Michael McGreevy. Christian Koss to 3rd.
  3.  Rafael Devers walks.
  4.  Bryce Eldridge out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Nathan Church. Christian Koss scores.
  5.  Jonah Cox grounds out, shortstop Thomas Saggese to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  6.  Jung Hoo Lee flies out to center fielder Nathan Church.

Top 4th

  1.  Alec Burleson challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Alec Burleson called out on strikes.
  2.  Jordan Walker strikes out swinging.
  3.  Leo Bernal strikes out swinging.

Bot 4th

  1.  Osleivis Basabe grounds out, pitcher Michael McGreevy to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  2.  Andrew Knizner called out on strikes.
  3.  Shay Whitcomb flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.

Top 5th

  1.  Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging.
  2.  Joshua Báez flies out to right fielder Jung Hoo Lee.
  3.  Thomas Saggese singles on a line drive to right fielder Jung Hoo Lee.
  4.  Nathan Church grounds out, second baseman Osleivis Basabe to first baseman Bryce Eldridge.

Bot 5th

  1.  Christian Koss flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.
  2.  Turner Hill pops out to third baseman Nolan Gorman in foul territory.
  3.  Rafael Devers doubles (36) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker.
  4.  Bryce Eldridge doubles (21) on a fly ball to center fielder Nathan Church. Rafael Devers scores.SF 89%
  5.  Jonah Cox flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.

Top 6th

  1.  Bryan Torres grounds out, pitcher Logan Webb to first baseman Bryce Eldridge.
  2.  Iván Herrera called out on strikes.
  3.  Alec Burleson homers (22) on a fly ball to right field.SF 84%
  4.  Jordan Walker walks.
  5.  Leo Bernal lines out sharply to first baseman Bryce Eldridge.

Bot 6th

  1.  Jung Hoo Lee lines out to left fielder Joshua Báez.
  2.  Osleivis Basabe grounds out, third baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  3.  Andrew Knizner lines out to third baseman Nolan Gorman.

Top 7th

  1.  Nolan Gorman walks.SF 76%
  2.  Joshua Báez strikes out swinging.SF 82%
  3.  Thomas Saggese strikes out swinging. Nolan Gorman steals (1) 2nd base.
  4.  Nathan Church doubles (12) on a line drive to right fielder Jung Hoo Lee. Nolan Gorman scores.SF 71%
  5.  Bryan Torres grounds out, second baseman Osleivis Basabe to first baseman Bryce Eldridge.

Bot 7th

  1.  Shay Whitcomb grounds out, shortstop Thomas Saggese to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  2.  Christian Koss grounds out, shortstop Thomas Saggese to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  3.  Giants challenged (play at 1st): Turner Hill grounds out, second baseman Bryan Torres to first baseman Alec Burleson.

Top 8th

  1.  Iván Herrera singles on a line drive to right fielder Jung Hoo Lee.SF 63%
  2.  Alec Burleson flies out to center fielder Jonah Cox.SF 70%
  3.  Jordan Walker singles on a ground ball to left fielder Turner Hill. Victor Scott II to 2nd.SF 62%
  4.  Leo Bernal grounds into a force out, first baseman Bryce Eldridge to shortstop Christian Koss. Victor Scott II to 3rd. Jordan Walker out at 2nd. Leo Bernal to 1st.SF 71%
  5.  Nolan Gorman flies out sharply to center fielder Jonah Cox.SF 79%

Bot 8th

  1.  Rafael Devers lines out to third baseman Nolan Gorman.
  2.  Bryce Eldridge flies out to center fielder Nathan Church.
  3.  Jonah Cox strikes out swinging.

Top 9th

  1.  Joshua Báez singles on a ground ball to shortstop Christian Koss.SF 66%
  2.  Thomas Saggese singles on a ground ball to second baseman Osleivis Basabe. Joshua Báez to 2nd.SF 52%
  3.  Nathan Church bunt pops out softly to third baseman Shay Whitcomb.SF 65%
  4.  Bryan Torres walks. Joshua Báez to 3rd. Thomas Saggese to 2nd.STL 51%
  5.  José Fermín out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Turner Hill. Joshua Báez scores.
  6.  Alec Burleson strikes out swinging.SF 63%

Bot 9th

  1.  Jung Hoo Lee singles on a ground ball to left fielder Joshua Báez.SF 73%
  2.  Drew Gilbert pops out to shortstop Thomas Saggese.SF 66%
  3.  Drew Cavanaugh strikes out swinging.SF 58%
  4.  Shay Whitcomb singles on a line drive to left fielder Joshua Báez. Jung Hoo Lee to 2nd.SF 64%
  5.  Christian Koss walks. Jung Hoo Lee to 3rd. Shay Whitcomb to 2nd.SF 71%
  6.  Turner Hill flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.SF 54%

Top 10th

  1.  Jordan Walker grounds out, second baseman Jonah Cox to first baseman Bryce Eldridge. Alec Burleson to 3rd.STL 61%
  2.  Leo Bernal singles on a fly ball to right fielder Jung Hoo Lee. Alec Burleson scores.STL 75%
  3.  Nolan Gorman flies out to left fielder Turner Hill.
  4.  Joshua Báez flies out to left fielder Turner Hill.

Bot 10th

  1.  Riley O'Brien intentionally walks Rafael Devers.SF 61%
  2.  Bryce Eldridge singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Turner Hill scores. Rafael Devers to 2nd.SF 80%
  3.  Jonah Cox out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Riley O'Brien to second baseman José Fermín. Rafael Devers to 3rd. Bryce Eldridge to 2nd.
  4.  Riley O'Brien intentionally walks Jung Hoo Lee.
  5.  Drew Gilbert grounds into a double play, catcher Leo Bernal to first baseman Alec Burleson. Rafael Devers out at home. Drew Gilbert out at 1st.SF 54%

Top 11th

  1.  Thomas Saggese flies out to center fielder Jonah Cox. Joshua Báez to 3rd.STL 61%
  2.  Nathan Church grounds out softly, catcher Drew Cavanaugh to first baseman Bryce Eldridge.SF 55%
  3.  César Prieto walks.
  4.  José Fermín grounds out, shortstop Christian Koss to first baseman Bryce Eldridge.SF 63%

Bot 11th

  1.  Drew Cavanaugh out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher George Soriano to second baseman José Fermín. Nate Furman to 3rd.SF 74%
  2.  Shay Whitcomb singles on a ground ball to shortstop Thomas Saggese. Nate Furman scores.SF 100%

Bot 1st

  1.  STL 0, SF 1Rafael Devers doubles (35) on a fly ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Turner Hill scores.SF 72%

Bot 3rd

  1.  STL 0, SF 2Bryce Eldridge out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Nathan Church. Christian Koss scores.

Bot 5th

  1.  STL 0, SF 3Bryce Eldridge doubles (21) on a fly ball to center fielder Nathan Church. Rafael Devers scores.SF 89%

Top 6th

  1.  STL 1, SF 3Alec Burleson homers (22) on a fly ball to right field.SF 84%

Top 7th

  1.  STL 2, SF 3Nathan Church doubles (12) on a line drive to right fielder Jung Hoo Lee. Nolan Gorman scores.SF 71%

Top 9th

  1.  STL 3, SF 3José Fermín out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Turner Hill. Joshua Báez scores.

Top 10th

  1.  STL 4, SF 3Leo Bernal singles on a fly ball to right fielder Jung Hoo Lee. Alec Burleson scores.STL 75%

Bot 10th

  1.  STL 4, SF 4Bryce Eldridge singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Turner Hill scores. Rafael Devers to 2nd.SF 80%

Bot 11th

  1.  STL 4, SF 5Shay Whitcomb singles on a ground ball to shortstop Thomas Saggese. Nate Furman scores.SF 100%

Win probability

Bot 10th · Biggest swing #1 · STL 4–3 SF

Riley O'Brien intentionally walks Rafael Devers.

SF 61%SF +28 pts

Game leaders

CardinalsSt. Louis

GiantsSan Francisco

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Bryan Torres 2B4010010.259
Ryne Stanek P0000000.000
Riley O'Brien P0000000.000
César Prieto PH0000010.063
George Soriano P0000000.000
Iván Herrera C3010011.251
Victor Scott II PR0000000.197
Pedro Pagés C0000000.212
José Fermín 2B1001000.241
Alec Burleson 1B5211102.283
Jordan Walker RF4010012.284
Leo Bernal C5011001.310
Nolan Gorman 3B4100011.183
Joshua Báez LF5110002.244
Thomas Saggese SS5020001.276
Nathan Church CF5011001.243
Totals414941511

2B: Church.HR: Burleson.RBI: Fermín, Burleson, Bernal, Church.SB: Prieto.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Michael McGreevy6.2632241053.92
Justin Bruihl1.100001223.60
Ryne Stanek1.020011234.42
Riley O'Brien1.011020114.03
George Soriano L0.11100034.23

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