MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
09/08/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
GAME ID: 2754 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
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St. Louis Cardinals (57-88) 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 10 0
San Francisco Giants (70-76) 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 8 0
Watts Helps Cardinals Beat Giants, 7-5
Cardinals shortstop Greg Watts left his mark on his team's 7-5 win over the San Francisco Giants. Watts went 4 for 4 with a triple and 2 doubles. He scored 3 runs for St. Louis in the contest. The winning pitcher was Tim Mueller. He tossed 97 pitches over 6 innings, allowing 4 runs on 7 hits. The Cardinals go to 57-88 with the win.

Early in the game, Watts had a run-scoring double for St. Louis. It was his 12th double of the season and put the Cardinals on top, 1-0.

"Winning is hard sometimes," said Cardinals manager Aaron Thompson. "This one was nice to get."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Taylor RF 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .231 9 35
   a-B. Schales 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244 2 17
J. Encarnación LF 5 0 1 2 0 0 1 .239 12 46
P. Logan CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .204 5 17
J. García 1B, RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .223 13 38
B. Swihart DH 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .221 7 29
B. Wolfe 2B 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .259 6 28
G. Watts SS 4 3 4 1 0 0 0 .338 3 19
A. Romero 3B, 1B 2 1 1 4 0 0 3 .298 15 65
I. Wilson C 3 1 0 0 1 3 2 .188 5 26
Totals 34 7 10 7 5 9 16      
a - B. Schales substituted for Z. Taylor in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Watts 2 (12, 2nd Inning off R. Mendoza, 2 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off R. Mendoza, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: G. Watts (2, 8th Inning off R. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Romero (15, 3rd Inning off R. Mendoza, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Taylor , J. Encarnación , P. Logan , B. Swihart 2 , G. Watts 8 , A. Romero 4
2-out RBI: A. Romero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. García , B. Wolfe , I. Wilson
Sac Fly: A. Romero 2
Hit by Pitch: Z. Taylor
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. García (14)
CS: Z. Taylor (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Zimmer RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .244 10 55
N. Harris 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .224 4 25
R. Tapia LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278 11 61
   a-A. King PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 0 2
   b-J. González LF 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .298 4 36
G. Jimenez DH 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 .237 20 71
H. Rodríguez SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .290 1 47
C. Seager 1B 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .276 16 84
N. Arenado 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .259 10 60
S. Perez C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .326 6 23
D. Lawrence CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .195 9 42
Totals 35 5 8 5 3 7 11      
a - A. King pinch ran for R. Tapia in the 1st
b - J. González substituted for A. King in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: R. Tapia (32, 1st Inning off T. Mueller, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Perez (10, 2nd Inning off T. Mueller, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Jimenez (20, 7th Inning off K. Nicholson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Zimmer , R. Tapia 2 , G. Jimenez 5 , C. Seager , N. Arenado 2 , S. Perez 2
2-out RBI: G. Jimenez , C. Seager , N. Arenado , S. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Jimenez , N. Arenado , S. Perez , D. Lawrence
Team LOB: 6
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Mueller W (1-0) 6.0 7 4 4 3 4 0 28 97 9.39   
K. Nicholson H (9) 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 7 17 4.29   
R. Alvarez SV (16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 9 4.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mueller 43
Batters Faced: T. Mueller 28, K. Nicholson 7, R. Alvarez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mueller 10-4, K. Nicholson 3-2, R. Alvarez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mueller 97-61, K. Nicholson 17-11, R. Alvarez 9-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Mendoza L (3-13) 2.2 6 6 6 2 2 1 17 73 4.80   
K. Clark 2.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 9 47 3.79   
R. Smith 3.1 1 1 1 1 3 0 11 38 4.50   
D. Gallagher 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 18 4.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Mendoza 18
Batters Faced: R. Mendoza 17, K. Clark 9, R. Smith 11, D. Gallagher 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Mendoza 2-4, K. Clark 3-0, R. Smith 1-5, D. Gallagher 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Mendoza 73-41, K. Clark 47-26, R. Smith 38-22, D. Gallagher 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Smith 2-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Mendoza
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Greg Watts
Ballpark: AT&T Park
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:45 PM PT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 29012
Special Notes: LF Raimel Tapia was injured while running the bases.
Tuesday, September 8th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76