Cardinals eliminated from playoff contention following 4-3 loss to
Giants
[September 25, 2025]
MICHAEL WAGAMAN
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Andrew Knizner hit an RBI triple
in the eighth inning, and the San Francisco Giants beat St. Louis 4-3 on
Wednesday night to eliminate the Cardinals from playoff contention.
Rafael Devers hit his 34th home run of the season, and Casey Schmitt had
three hits to help the San Francisco avoid the series sweep. |
St. Louis Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar, right, slides into third base as San
Francisco Giants' Casey Schmitt awaits the throw after a wild pitch by
JT Brubaker in the fourth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco on
Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. (Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via
AP) |
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One day after the Cardinals ended the Giants’ postseason hopes
with a late comeback, manager Bob Melvin’s club returned the
favor with a late rally of its own.
Christian Koss led off the eighth with a soft single over the
outstretched glove of first baseman Nolan Arenado. Knizner, who
had a sacrifice fly in the fifth, followed with a sharp liner
off Riley O’Brien (3-1) that skipped past Cardinals diving
center fielder Victor Scott and rolled to the wall as Koss raced
around the bases.
Jose Butto (5-3), the third of four relievers used by Melvin,
retired two batters to get the win, and Tristian Beck worked the
ninth for his second save.
San Francisco did the majority of its scoring off St. Louis
starter Sonny Gray. Gray had seven strikeouts in six innings,
allowing three runs (two earned) and seven hits.
The Giants led 3-2 until Arenado tied it with a sacrifice fly in
the eighth.
Giants starter JT Brubaker allowed two runs and four hits over
four innings of his first start in the majors since 2022.
Key moment
Cardinals reliever Kyle Leahy got Jung Hoo Lee to strike out
swinging with the tying and go-ahead runs on base to end the
seventh.
Key stat
Gray now has 200 or more strikeouts in back-to-back seasons for
the first time in his career.
Up next
Cardinals RHP Miles Mikolas (8-20, 4.76 ERA) starts against the
Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Friday.
Giants rookie RHP Trevor McDonald pitches against the Colorado
Rockies on Friday.
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