Tuesday, September 8, 2026
St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants
STL
St. Louis Cardinals
70-76 · L2
SF
San Francisco Giants
60-86 · W2
San Francisco Giants beat St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 at Oracle Park. Landen Roupp earned the win; Quinn Mathews took the loss. Joel Kuhnel recorded the save.
The Giants beat the Cardinals 2-1 at Oracle Park, holding on after building a two-run cushion through two innings. Bryce Eldridge launched his 16th home run to left center in the first, and Christian Koss followed with his fourth to left in the second. St. Louis scratched back late when Bryan Torres singled home Nathan Church in the ninth, but Joel Kuhnel secured the save. Landen Roupp earned the win. Quinn Mathews took the loss. The opener set up clean, and both sides delivered. The home runs made the difference. Eldridge's blast gave San Francisco the lead before Koss added insurance an inning later. Torres cut the deficit to one, but the Giants held. The NRFI model carried a neutral lean and the first inning went scoreless. The scoring started immediately after.
Bryce Eldridge hit his 16th home run of the season in the bottom of the first, putting the Giants ahead before Christian Koss added a second solo shot in the second inning. Bryan Torres drove in Nathan Church with a ninth-inning single to pull the Cardinals within one, but San Francisco closed the door with Joel Kuhnel recording the save. The NRFI model registered a neutral lean and the first inning ended scoreless before the Giants struck twice in the next frame.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| SF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
Bryce Eldridge homers (16) on a fly ball to left center field.
Christian Koss homers (4) on a fly ball to left field.
Bryan Torres singles on a ground ball to right fielder Grant McCray. Nathan Church scores.