The San Francisco Giants secured a thrilling 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night, with Shay Whitcomb delivering the decisive blow in the 11th inning. Whitcomb’s infield single, which came after a sacrifice bunt moved the automatic runner into scoring position, marked his first career game-ending RBI. Relief pitcher Jason Foley earned the win after pitching two innings of work.
The contest remained tightly contested throughout, with the Cardinals tying the game at 4 in the ninth inning on a sacrifice fly by José Fermín before taking a brief lead in the tenth. However, Bryce Eldridge answered immediately with a single in the bottom of the tenth to force extra innings. Giants starter Logan Webb delivered a strong performance, striking out eight batters over six scoreless innings despite not receiving run support until later in the game.
Rafael Devers contributed to San Francisco’s offensive efforts with two doubles, including an RBI double in the first inning that gave the Giants an early advantage. Devers also achieved a significant milestone, becoming the first Giants player since Jeff Kent in 2002 to record 35 home runs and 35 doubles in a single season. For St. Louis, Alec Burleson provided the Cardinals’ only hit off Webb with a solo home run into McCovey Cove in the sixth inning.
The teams will continue their series Tuesday night, with left-hander Quinn Mathews starting for the Cardinals against Giants right-hander Landen Roupp.
Originally reported by Sports.yahoo →
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