The San Francisco Giants' offense looked a lot better on Tuesday against the St. Louis Cardinals.
The San Francisco Giants snapped a four-game losing streak in emphatic fashion on Tuesday by beating the St. Louis Cardinals, 10-3, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
The win follows an incredibly underwhelming performance by a Giants’ offense that is still navigating life without Rafael Devers, as the latter’s season was cut short by a core muscle injury that landed him on the 60-day Injured List on Sunday. How did they get it done?
Striking first
San Francisco’s batting order wasted no time getting runs on Tuesday.
Things got started when leadoff batter Drew Gilbert reached on a fielding error by Cardinals’ shortstop Masyn Winn. Bryce Eldridge stepped up to the plate next, and he capitalized on that error by crushing a two-run home run to right-center field, marking his 17th homer of the season.
The Giants were not done yet, though, as Jonah Cox reached on a catcher interference call. Subsequently, he stole second base and advanced to third when Jung Hoo Lee grounded out. Then, Turner Hill got Cox across home plate with an RBI single that capped off a three-run first inning for San Francisco.
Even after St. Louis’ Alec Burleson homered in the bottom of the first, the Giants still had room to breathe thanks to the lead they gave themselves early. It was the type of star San Francisco needed, especially after mustering just one run in Monday’s loss.
Taking over
After both teams went scoreless in the second inning, the Giants used the third to begin dominating the game.
Cox got things started by reaching on a bunt, and Lee followed up with a double to put runners in scoring position. Once again, Hill was able to make contact and get Cox across home plate, and San Francisco enjoyed a 4-1 lead.
After Drew Cavanaugh earned a walk, Grant McCray hit an RBI single. Then, Christian Koss hit a two-RBI single to cap off a four-run inning for the Giants that provided them with a 7-1 advantage.
From there, San Francisco put up runs in the fourth, eighth and ninth innings to support their large lead. It was the Giants’ largest margin of victory since late July, and it was the first time since Sept.1 they put double digits on the scoreboard.
San Francisco’s season is effectively over after being eliminated from playoff contention, but that does not mean the players on this roster do not want to finish strong. These are professional athletes, after all, and they will not give up on trying to get the right results, as they did on Tuesday.
