Giants Walk-Off Victory

San Francisco Giants Defeat St. Louis Cardinals With Eleventh Inning Walk-Off

The San Francisco Giants defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Labor Day at Oracle Park. Despite losing a late lead for the second consecutive day, Shay Whitcomb scored a walk-off single in the 11th inning. The Giants entered the game leading 3-2, but the Cardinals' Joshua Báez and Thomas Saggese led off with back-to-back singles. Despite this, the Cardinals advanced the tying run to third base when Bryan Torres drew a walk. Brett Eldridge made a game-tying single to secure a win for the Giants. Logan Webb ended up with a no-decision after six innings of one-run ball, with eight strikeouts to two walks.

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