Brendan Donovan hit a solo homer in the third and followed it up with an RBI single two innings later and Alec Burleson drove in three runs, leading the St. Louis Cardinals past the San Francisco Giants 6-1. José Fermín hit an RBI single in the sixth as the Cardinals backed rookie righty Michael McGreevy, who stuck out six with no walks while allowing one run on five hits over eight impressive innings. Giants rookie right-hander Hayden Birdsong struck out 10 of the initial 15 Cardinals hitters a

Hayden Birdsong struck out 11 in 4 1/3 innings but the San Francisco Giants didn't do anything offensively and finished the 2024 season with a loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.

Rookie AP photographer Stephanie Scarbrough joined the company in June, shortly after completing a 10-month photojournalism internship in Washington, D.C. Currently based in Baltimore, Scarbrough covers everything from sports and daily life to breaking news and presidential happenings. A combination of injuries and a prolonged hitting slump plagued the Baltimore Orioles, who had lost three games in a row before facing the San Francisco Giants on Thursday, Sept. 19. The game was tied 3-all in the top of the ninth inning after the San Francisco Giants' Casey Schmitt hit an RBI single.

After he wasn't able to land a long term deal this past offseason, the San Francisco Giants gave Blake Snell a short contract that included opt-outs. After a rough start to the season dealing with injury and poor performance, the reigning NL Cy Young winner has turned it around. Now, as he is expected to hit free agency, he is answering questions about his future and what role the Giants will play in it. Snell's struggles to get a long term contract this offseason were shared with his Boras counterparts.

September 29 is a memorable date in Los Angeles Dodgers history as it is when the team clinched the 2015 National League West title behind a complete game from Clayton Kershaw. L.A. was mired in a four-game losing streak heading into their matchup against the San Francisco Giants. Kershaw's only real brush with trouble came in the third inning, at the time pitching with a 2-0 lead.

Rookie AP photographer Stephanie Scarbrough joined the company in June, shortly after completing a 10-month photojournalism internship in Washington, D.C. Currently based in Baltimore, Scarbrough covers everything from sports and daily life to breaking news and presidential happenings. A combination of injuries and a prolonged hitting slump plagued the Baltimore Orioles, who had lost three games in a row before facing the San Francisco Giants on Thursday, Sept. 19. The game was tied 3-all in the top of the ninth inning after the San Francisco Giants' Casey Schmitt hit an RBI single. When Orioles designated hitter Anthony Santander stepped into the batter's box, there were already two outs.

When Buster Posey decided to retire after the 2021 season, the San Francisco Giants had a huge void to fill at the catcher position. The No. 5 pick in the 2008 MLB Amatuer Draft out of Florida State had been a fixture in the team's lineup since 2009. The Giants thought that they had their long-term replacement with Joey Bart. The Georgia Tech product was selected No. 2 overall in the 2018 MLB Draft and was being groomed to be Posey's replacement.

It has been a challenging season once again for the San Francisco Giants, as they didn't reach the playoffs, and it feels like the franchise has fallen into mediocrity. The Giants came into the 2024 campaign hoping to compete for a playoff sport in the National League. The lineup is going to need to add some bats to help support Matt Chapman and a few young players. While the lineup had some struggles this season, the pitching staff for the Giants overall was pretty good.

The San Francisco Giants are coming off a rebounding win against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday as they defeated the Redbirds in thrilling fashion, 6-5. The win gives the Giants a chance to fight on Sunday, the final game of the MLB season, for a .500 record for the first time since 2022. San Francisco will turn to rookie pitcher Hayden Birdsong (5-5, 4.66) to get it done on the hill. The 23-year-old is coming off a win against the team's division rivals, Arizona Diamondbacks, in his last start.

MLB's 2024 campaign featured some of the best individual seasons in baseball history.

St. Louis Cardinals (82-79, third in the NL Central) vs. San Francisco Giants (80-81, fourth in the NL West) San Francisco; Sunday, 3:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Michael McGreevy (2-0, 2.40 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, 12 strikeouts); Giants: Hayden Birdsong (5-5, 4.66 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 77 strikeouts) : LINE Giants -125, Cardinals +105; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals meet on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1. San Francisco is 42-38 at home and 80-81 overall. The Giants have a 33-12 record in games when they hit at least two home runs. St. Louis has gone 38-42 on the road and 82-79 overall. Cardinals pitchers have a collective 4.07 ERA,

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – It’s time for another special edition of 18 Sports Flashback. On this segment, we go back to 1994 at Horseheads Middle School. Then, two of the best pro baseball players in the game held a special baseball clinic for kids. Horseheads native Kirt Manwaring, who won a National League Gold Glove […]

From the field to the opponent to the bunt itself and even the handedness of the pitcher who made the error, so much of how the Cardinals lost to the San Francisco Giants on Saturday was familiar. Instead of a pivotal game in a series to decide the National League pennant, the throw that got away from a Cardinals left-handed reliever this year only gave the Giants a chance Sunday to reach .500 for the season in both teams' finale. After the Cardinals rallied to tie the score, Matthew Liberatore pounced on Brett Wisely's two-out bunt and threw wide to first base. On Saturday, Giants rookie Tyler Fitzgerald scored from first base on the error to give the Giants a one-run lead and, after the Cardinals' scoreless ninth, a 6-5 victory.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tyler Fitzgerald reached on an infield single and scored the eventual winning run in the eighth inning on a throwing error by St. Louis pitcher Matthew Liberatore, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 6-5 win over the Cardinals on Saturday. The Cardinals rallied with three runs in the seventh inning […]

The Giants' pitching staff delivered a handful of memorable moments in San Francisco's 6-5 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday at Oracle Park.

Tyler Fitzgerald reached on an infield single and scored the eventual winning run in the eighth inning on a throwing error by St. Louis pitcher Matthew Liberatore, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 6-5 win over the Cardinals on Saturday. The Cardinals rallied with three runs in the seventh inning to tie the game at 5. In the bottom of the eighth, Fitzgerald singled off the leg of Liberatore (3-4).

The San Francisco Giants roster could look much different in 2025. Of the players who could be off the team includes Michael Conforto. Conforto, a former All-Star, hasn't played as well as many had hoped for when the Giants landed him. Plenty of that is due to health issues, but Conforto was once a much better player.

It might not matter for postseason seeding, with both teams already eliminated, but don't tell any of the 36,328 fans who assembled on the shores of McCovey Cove under beautiful blue skies Saturday afternoon for the second-to-last time this season. The crowd, which pushed the Giants' season total over 2.6 million, stood on their feet as Tyler Rogers navigated a bases-loaded jam in the seventh inning and roared when he got Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn to fly out to end the threat, keeping the ballgame tied at 5. The highwire acts of Rogers and Ryan Walker, who stranded runners at second and third the next inning, set up a 6-5 win that kept the Giants' hopes of a .500 finish alive heading into the final day of the season.

It might not matter for postseason seeding, with both teams already eliminated, but don't tell any of the 36,328 fans who assembled on the shores of McCovey Cove under beautiful blue skies Saturday afternoon for the second-to-last time this season. The crowd, which pushed the Giants' season total over 2.6 million, stood on their feet as Tyler Rogers navigated a bases-loaded jam in the seventh inning and roared when he got Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn to fly out to end the threat, keeping the ballgame tied at 5. The highwire acts of Rogers and Ryan Walker, who stranded runners at second and third the next inning, set up a 6-5 win that kept the Giants' hopes of a .500 finish alive heading into the final day of the season.

Farhan Zaidi, President of Baseball Operations for the San Francisco Giants, is in danger of losing his job. On the "Tolbert & Copes" show, Zaidi talked about how he handled young players coming up through the system. There have been plenty of complaints in Giants world about this, whether it be the handling of Marco Luciano or Luis Matos, and Zaidi recognizes that. There are instances of them doing the 'sink or swim' that have worked out.