The San Francisco Giants technically swept the Atlanta Braves this season, but that wasn't a traditional series that saw them pick up a win in three straight games.

Somehow, it's taken the Giants until Sept. 7-9 to complete their first traditional sweep of the 2026 season.

The St. Louis Cardinals were defeated in game three, 7-6, to cap off a 5-4 loss in 11 innings to open the series, and then a 2-1 loss last night.

At this point in the season, every little victory for this Giants team is worth celebrating.

They know they're officially out of playoff contention, as unsurprising as that may be, but this was a huge slate that went their way during a season that has thrown everything humanly possible at the Giants organization.

In his first career appearance out of the bullpen, Matt "Tugboat" Wilkinson was able to record his first win in the big leagues.

Wilkinson is now 1-3 after he threw two scoreless innings in a crucial moment during this game.

The Giants once again jumped out to an early lead, though the Cardinals were able to score six unanswered runs from the second to sixth inning.

Blade Tidwell allowed five of those runs, but only four were earned. It's also worth noting that the man who replaced him, Philip Abner, gave up one unearned run as well.

For whatever reason, the wheels fell off the Cardinals in the eighth inning. This usually is the other way around, as the Giants have given up a massive lead time and time again this season, but finally, everything worked out in their favor.

San Francisco put up four runs on Cade Winquest, and then scored two more on George Soriano.

Soriano not only took the loss, but he also blew his eighth save of the season. If there was ever a pitcher to take advantage of, the Giants sure found the right one.

It was a three-RBI night for rookie Bryce Eldridge, highlighting how important the middle of this order truly is.

Jonah Cox, who followed him in the lineup, added an RBI himself, and then Jung Hoo Lee put up incredible numbers with a two-hit, two-RBI night.

Shay Whitcomb's batting average may still be at just .162, but he's now driven in a run in two of the last three games, which includes his crucial 11th-inning single that got this series started on a strong note for the Giants.