An extra-inning swing settled a back-and-forth game as the San Francisco Giants edged the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals erased the Giants' late lead in the ninth, but San Francisco answered in the tenth.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Anthony Molina set the tone for the Giants with a scoreless start, while Jonah Cox carried the offense with a strong all-around performance. Andrew Knizner also supplied a pair of important scoring moments for San Francisco.
Jonah Cox's single brought Andrew Knizner and Christian Koss home in the seventh, and Andrew Knizner's single later brought Shay Whitcomb across. St. Louis responded when José Fermín's sacrifice fly brought Nolan Gorman home, followed by Leo Bernal's single that scored Thomas Saggese and tied the game.
With the game tied in the tenth, Drew Gilbert's homer brought Grant McCray home and gave the Giants the lead. Thomas Saggese's sacrifice fly brought Alec Burleson across for St. Louis, but Joel Kuhnel and the Giants' relief corps held on.
San Francisco extended its winning streak, while St. Louis absorbed another narrow loss. The game turned on the extra-inning swing, with the Giants answering the Cardinals' late rally before the home team could complete the comeback.
San Francisco Giants defeated St. Louis Cardinals, 6-5.
- Jonah Cox went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .294 on the season).
- Drew Gilbert went 1-for-1 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .233 on the season).
- Andrew Knizner went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .212 on the season).
- Riley O'Brien allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 2 hits over 1.0 inning, and took the loss (3-9) (4.21 ERA).
- Joel Kuhnel allowed 1 run (0 earned) on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, and closed it out for the save (4) (4.54 ERA).
- Reiver Sanmartin allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 0.1 innings, to earn the win (2-0) (4.22 ERA).
St. Louis Cardinals fell to 75-78 (2 straight losses); San Francisco Giants improved to 63-89 (2 straight wins).