{"id":162674,"date":"2025-09-23T05:10:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T05:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/162674\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T05:10:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T05:10:07","slug":"herrera-hits-tying-2-run-homer-in-big-fifth-for-st-louis-as-cardinals-hold-off-giants-6-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/162674\/","title":{"rendered":"Herrera hits tying 2-run homer in big fifth for St. Louis as Cardinals hold off Giants 6-5"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN FRANCISCO — – Iv\u00e1n Herrera hit a tying two-run homer in the decisive fifth inning before St. Louis scored the go-ahead run on San Francisco second baseman Casey Schmitt<\/a>‘s error and Jordan Walker<\/a> added an RBI groundout, sending the Cardinals past the Giants 6-5 on Monday night.<\/p>\n

Michael McGreevy<\/a> (8-3) allowed five runs on six hits over five innings. The right-hander came in with an 11-inning scoreless streak, but that ended when he surrendered a leadoff home run to Heliot Ramos<\/a> to begin his outing.<\/p>\n

JoJo Romero<\/a>, the fifth St. Louis pitcher, tossed a 1-2-3 ninth for his eighth save.<\/p>\n

Jos\u00e9 Ferm\u00edn doubled twice and drove in a run for the Cardinals. And once they went ahead 5-4, starter Justin Verlander<\/a>‘s night was done.<\/p>\n

Rafael Devers<\/a> homered leading off the Giants’ half of the fifth, while Ramos added a two-run single in the fourth after his 19th home run earlier.<\/p>\n

Verlander (3-11) was tagged for six runs and nine hits over 4 1\/3 innings as San Francisco kicked off a season-ending six-game homestand. He came in with a 0.36 ERA over his previous four starts.<\/p>\n

Giants prospect Bryce Eldridge<\/a> made his Oracle Park debut as designated hitter a week after being promoted from Triple-A Sacramento. He became the youngest position player for the Giants to play in their home ballpark at 20 years, 337 days old – and youngest since pitcher Madison Bumgarner pinch hit at 20 and 330 days on June 27, 2010.<\/p>\n

Key moment<\/p>\n

Verlander’s defense turned a snazzy 6-2-5-4 double play to end the second. St. Louis manager Carlos Marmol argued animatedly, apparently that the ball had hit Walker in the foot, but it wasn’t a reviewable play.<\/p>\n

Key stat<\/p>\n

Ramos has 40 multi-hit games this season, and the last Giant to reach 40 was now-executive Buster Posey<\/a> with 47 in 2017, and the last outfielder to accomplish the feat was Denard Span in 2016 with 46.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

RHP Andre Pallante<\/a> (6-14, 5.23 ERA) pitches the middle game Tuesday night for St. Louis opposite Giants RHP Logan Webb<\/a> (14-11, 3.27).<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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