MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/17/2028
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2876 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 2028 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco Giants (57-97) 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 7 13 1
St. Louis Cardinals (63-91) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1
San Francisco Downs St. Louis, 7-2
The San Francisco Giants picked up a win at Busch Stadium, knocking off the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-2. Starting pitcher Luis Ortiz played a key role in the triumph. Ortiz picked up the win for San Francisco, going 7.2 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 4 hits. He now sports a record of 5-9. The last-place Giants are now 57-97, the Cardinals 63-91.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for RJ Austin? The San Francisco center fielder had a run-scoring single in the top of the fifth inning to put the Giants on top, 5-2. For the game, Austin had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Good baseball players make you a smarter manager," said San Francisco manager Stephen Vogt.
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Arteaga SS 5 2 2 1 0 0 6 .238 2 52
D. Jordan LF 5 2 2 0 1 1 6 .277 13 39
B. De Oleo 2B 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .263 12 59
E. Petry 1B 4 1 2 2 1 1 4 .246 26 67
J. Wilson 3B 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .266 4 39
A. Martinez DH 5 2 3 1 0 0 3 .215 2 20
R. Austin CF 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 .245 3 19
B. Eldridge RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .175 4 15
K. Bazzell C 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .182 7 12
Totals 40 7 13 6 6 8 36      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Jordan (15, 1st Inning off R. Stephenson, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Austin (9, 2nd Inning off J. Volchko, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Martinez (9, 9th Inning off A. Dutkanych, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Petry (26, 3rd Inning off J. Volchko, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Martinez (2, 7th Inning off G. Edwards, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Arteaga 2 , D. Jordan 3 , E. Petry 5 , J. Wilson , A. Martinez 7 , R. Austin 3 , K. Bazzell
2-out RBI: E. Petry , R. Austin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Jordan 2 , E. Petry , J. Wilson , B. Eldridge
Sac Fly: A. Arteaga
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: B. Eldridge (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. O'Rae CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222 3 61
K. Campbell RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .288 15 56
C. Smithwick C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .280 10 28
N. Gorman 2B 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .262 29 102
T. Saggese 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .299 15 70
A. Santana SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252 1 17
I. Herrera DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 7 45
T. Black 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .212 5 26
V. Scott II LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .205 3 24
Totals 32 2 4 2 2 8 9      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Campbell (24, 1st Inning off L. Ortiz, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Gorman (29, 1st Inning off L. Ortiz, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Campbell 2 , N. Gorman 4 , T. Black , V. Scott II
2-out RBI: N. Gorman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Saggese , A. Santana
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Gorman (9) , T. Saggese (11) , V. Scott II (30)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Volchko (1)
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Ortiz W (5-9) 7.2 4 2 2 2 7 1 100 5.00   
C. Whisenhunt 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Ortiz 68
Batters Faced: L. Ortiz 30, C. Whisenhunt 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Ortiz 7-9, C. Whisenhunt 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Ortiz 100-63, C. Whisenhunt 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Whisenhunt 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Stephenson 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 14 4.21   
J. Volchko L (2-3) 4.1 6 4 3 2 6 1 88 4.79   
G. Edwards 1.2 3 2 2 0 2 1 28 6.09   
A. Dutkanych 1.0 2 0 0 3 0 0 40 4.91   
E. Sheehan 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 5.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Stephenson 39
Batters Faced: R. Stephenson 5, J. Volchko 22, G. Edwards 8, A. Dutkanych 8, E. Sheehan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Stephenson 1-2, J. Volchko 3-4, G. Edwards 1-2, A. Dutkanych 2-1, E. Sheehan 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Stephenson 14-9, J. Volchko 88-57, G. Edwards 28-17, A. Dutkanych 40-18, E. Sheehan 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Sheehan 2-0
WP: G. Edwards
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luis Ortiz
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM CT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 14309
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