MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
09/22/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
GAME ID: 2916 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (68-89) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 2
San Francisco Giants (88-69) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 0
Giants Drop Cardinals, 3-2
The San Francisco Giants faced a tenacious opponent in St. Louis pitcher Ed Franklin, but still scratched out a win at AT&T Park by a final score of 3-2 in 10 innings. Franklin went 7 innings and allowed 2 runs. Luis Ortiz snagged the win in relief. He goes to 7-5 on the season. Kyle Crockett suffered the loss. The win puts San Francisco at 88-69 this season.

The Giants got a clutch hit from catcher Benny Brown. In the bottom of the tenth, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Giants.

"This game was intense," Brown said, postgame.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Encarnación RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .269 13 38
R. Gómez 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .245 4 21
J. Heyward LF 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .218 4 29
Z. Taylor DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .236 18 62
A. Romero 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .274 6 56
J. Jiménez SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .283 5 51
P. Logan CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .234 10 36
C. Gómez C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .249 6 41
E. Anderson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .282 6 29
Totals 38 2 8 1 3 8 20      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Anderson (16, 5th Inning off R. Mendoza, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Jiménez (25, 6th Inning off D. Labonte, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Romero (40, 8th Inning off J. Sánchez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Encarnación , J. Heyward , A. Romero 2 , J. Jiménez 2 , P. Logan 2 , C. Gómez , E. Anderson 2
2-out RBI: J. Jiménez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Gómez , A. Romero , P. Logan , C. Gómez
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Encarnación (23)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Encarnación (4) , C. Gómez (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Romero-Jiménez-Franklin)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. González 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .279 4 48
D. Smith 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .298 15 66
N. Arenado 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 19 87
G. Jimenez LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .269 21 66
R. Tapia RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .270 4 34
B. Zimmer CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .291 19 79
A. King DH 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 .270 15 42
   a-T. Williams DH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .238 11 36
M. Pacheco SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .208 0 4
B. Brown C 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .300 5 50
Totals 33 3 4 3 3 8 12      
a - T. Williams inserted as DH in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Tapia (12, 5th Inning off E. Franklin, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. González , G. Jimenez , R. Tapia 2 , B. Brown
2-out RBI: B. Brown
GIDP: B. Brown
Team LOB: 5
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Franklin 7.0 3 2 1 1 6 0 91 3.29   
N. Acosta 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 2.38   
C. Salazar 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.86   
K. Crockett L (3-3) 0.2 0 1 1 1 0 0 8 4.14   
S. Cook 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Franklin 70
Batters Faced: E. Franklin 25, N. Acosta 4, C. Salazar 3, K. Crockett 3, S. Cook 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Franklin 9-5, N. Acosta 2-0, C. Salazar 1-1, K. Crockett 2-0, S. Cook 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Franklin 91-61, N. Acosta 20-9, C. Salazar 16-11, K. Crockett 8-7, S. Cook 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Cook 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Mendoza 5.2 5 2 2 1 5 0 84 4.22   
D. Labonte BS (1) 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 5.71   
J. Sánchez 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 24 3.05   
L. Ortiz W (7-5) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 21 3.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Mendoza 55
Batters Faced: R. Mendoza 23, D. Labonte 3, J. Sánchez 8, L. Ortiz 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Mendoza 6-6, D. Labonte 0-1, J. Sánchez 3-3, L. Ortiz 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Mendoza 84-52, D. Labonte 4-3, J. Sánchez 24-17, L. Ortiz 21-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Labonte 1-1
WP: R. Mendoza
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Franklin
Ballpark: AT&T Park
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:45 PM PT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 41136
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