An early burst set the tone as the San Francisco Giants pulled away from the St. Louis Cardinals and never surrendered control. Bryce Eldridge’s opening-inning homer gave San Francisco the lead it kept throughout the game.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| STL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Blade Tidwell anchored the Giants with a strong outing, limiting the Cardinals while working deep into the game. His performance gave San Francisco’s offense room to build its advantage.
Bryce Eldridge’s homer brought Drew Gilbert home and put the Giants in front in the opening inning. Turner Hill then brought Jonah Cox across with a single. In the third, Turner Hill’s groundout scored Jonah Cox, Grant McCray’s single brought Jung Hoo Lee home, and Christian Koss’s single scored Drew Cavanaugh and Grant McCray. Osleivis Basabe later doubled Eldridge home, while Eldridge doubled Brett Harris home and Hill added a homer in the ninth.
Andre Pallante struggled to contain San Francisco’s attack, and the Cardinals could not match the Giants’ sustained pressure. Alec Burleson homered early, while Iván Herrera and Nolan Gorman produced the other St. Louis scoring plays.
San Francisco extended its winning streak, while St. Louis added another loss. The game belonged to the Giants from the opening burst, with Tidwell’s controlled work preserving the advantage.
San Francisco Giants defeated St. Louis Cardinals, 10-3.
- Turner Hill went 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 3 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .250 on the season).
- Bryce Eldridge went 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 double, 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored (batting .272 on the season).
- Alec Burleson went 1-for-3 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .285 on the season).
- Blade Tidwell allowed 2 runs on 3 hits over 6.2 innings, striking out 4, to earn the win (1-2) (4.56 ERA).
- Andre Pallante allowed 8 runs (6 earned) on 8 hits over 5.0 innings, striking out 2, and took the loss (12-7) (3.70 ERA).
St. Louis Cardinals fell to 75-77; San Francisco Giants improved to 62-89.