{"id":98538,"date":"2025-09-25T15:32:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T15:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=98538"},"modified":"2025-09-25T15:32:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T15:32:51","slug":"giants-glorious-revenge-obliterates-cardinals-fading-playoff-hopes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=98538","title":{"rendered":"Giants&#8217; Glorious Revenge Obliterates Cardinals&#8217; Fading Playoff Hopes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js-article-text\">\n<p>SAN FRANCISCO (AP) &#8211; 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.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>One day after the Cardinals ended the Giants\u00b4 postseason hopes with a late comeback, manager Bob Melvin\u00b4s club returned the favor with a late rally of its own.<\/p>\n<p>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\u00b4Brien (3-1) that skipped past Cardinals diving center fielder Victor Scott and rolled to the wall as Koss raced around the bases.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/09\/25\/05\/wire-102435567-1758774518-532_634x422.jpg\" alt=\"San Francisco Giants' Casey Schmitt slides into second base with a double as St. Louis Cardinals' Brendan Donovan applies a late tag in 2nd inning during MLB game in San Francisco on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. (Scott Strazzante\/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>San Francisco Giants&#8217; Casey Schmitt slides into second base with a double as St. Louis Cardinals&#8217; Brendan Donovan applies a late tag in 2nd inning during MLB game in San Francisco on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. (Scott Strazzante\/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Giants led 3-2 until Arenado tied it with a sacrifice fly in the eighth.<\/p>\n<p>Giants starter JT Brubaker allowed two runs and four hits over four innings of his first start in the majors since 2022.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Gray now has 200 or more strikeouts in back-to-back seasons for the first time in his career.<\/p>\n<p>Cardinals RHP Miles Mikolas (8-20, 4.76 ERA) starts against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Giants rookie RHP Trevor McDonald pitches against the Colorado Rockies on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/09\/25\/05\/wire-102435569-1758774518-574_634x422.jpg\" alt=\"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)\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>St. Louis Cardinals&#8217; Lars Nootbaar, right, slides into third base as San Francisco Giants&#8217; 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)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/09\/25\/05\/wire-102435571-1758774519-755_634x422.jpg\" alt=\"San Francisco Giants' Willy Adames, right, is tagged out at second by St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Brendan Donovan while attempting a steal during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo\/Godofredo A. V\u00e1squez)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>San Francisco Giants&#8217; Willy Adames, right, is tagged out at second by St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Brendan Donovan while attempting a steal during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo\/Godofredo A. 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