San Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinals

SF 6 — 5 STL
Final (10) — 2026-09-16
MVP: Anthony Molina 5.2 IP, 0 ER, 6 K

San Francisco Giants defeated St. Louis Cardinals 6-5. Anthony Molina led the way with 5.2 IP, 0 ER, 6 K. Reiver Sanmartin earned the win and Riley O'Brien took the loss. Joel Kuhnel recorded the save.

12345678910 RHE
SF 0010002102 6
STL 0000002021 5

Scoring Plays

Top 3: Brett Harris grounds into a double play, first baseman Alec Burleson to shortstop Thomas Saggese. Jonah Cox scores. Bryce Eldridge out at 2nd. Brett Harris out at 1st. (1-0)
Top 7: Jonah Cox singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Andrew Knizner scores. Christian Koss scores. Jonah Cox to 2nd. Throwing error by right fielder Jordan Walker. (3-0)
Top 8: Andrew Knizner singles on a ground ball to left fielder Joshua Báez. Shay Whitcomb scores. (4-2)
Bot 9: José Fermín out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jonah Cox. Nolan Gorman scores. (4-3)
Bot 9: Leo Bernal singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Scott Bandura. Thomas Saggese scores. Masyn Winn to 3rd. (4-4)
Top 10: Drew Gilbert homers (10) on a fly ball to center field. Grant McCray scores. (6-4)
Bot 10: Thomas Saggese out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Drew Gilbert. Alec Burleson scores. Victor Scott II to 3rd. (6-5)

SF — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Cox 2B4130001112 .294.333.445.778
Whitcomb 1B5120000000 .194.219.355.574
(gpid=sa:814154) RF4011000000 .200.273.300.573
Knizner C4130001000 .212.293.385.678
Gilbert CF1110012000 .233.322.387.709
Lee DH4000000110 .274.317.397.714
Harris 3B4010000010 .118.286.176.462
McCray RF0100000000 .155.259.296.555
Koss SS4110000010 .240.285.337.622
Hill LF5010000000 .247.343.353.696
Eldridge 1B3000000210 .269.364.461.825
Basabe 3B0000000000 .202.262.353.615

STL — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Gorman 3B3100000200 .186.268.314.582
Walker RF3100000221 .278.336.482.818
Torres PH0000000100 .250.326.362.688
Scott PR0000000000 .195.275.258.533
Church CF5020000010 .252.298.370.668
Fermin LF1000001000 .241.304.352.656
Wetherholt 2B3000000010 .240.341.368.709
Burleson 1B5111000020 .284.350.471.821
Saggese 2B4210001010 .267.315.407.722
O'Brien P0000000000 .000.000.000.000
Pages C2000000110 .209.263.308.571
Baez LF4000000000 .230.278.510.788
(gpid=sa:699024) C5010001020 .295.338.492.830
Winn SS0000000000 .237.311.323.634
Herrera PH0000000100 .242.355.374.729

SF — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Smith 0.2222210 28-15 3.501.51BS
(gpid=sa:805345) 1.1100020 14-10 2.330.88H
Kuhnel 1.0010200 17-7 4.541.42S
Seymour 0.2020200 29-17 5.061.74H
Sanmartin 0.1000000 1-1 4.221.38W
Molina 5.2200160 82-57 4.181.11
Abner 0.1000010 4-3 5.091.36H

STL — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Graceffo 1.1200010 14-10 2.561.03
Bruihl 0.2110000 10-7 3.541.34
O'Brien 1.0221101 16-9 4.211.31L
Liberatore 6.0611320 81-51 5.361.48
Gastelum 1.0221020 17-12 4.641.27

Venue: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

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