SAN FRANCISCO \u2014 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) \u2014 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
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
One day after the Cardinals ended the Giants\u2019 postseason hopes with a late comeback, manager Bob Melvin\u2019s club returned the favor with a late rally of its own.<\/p>\n
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\u2019Brien (3-1) that skipped past Cardinals diving center fielder Victor Scott and rolled to the wall as Koss raced around the bases.<\/p>\n
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
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
The Giants led 3-2 until Arenado tied it with a sacrifice fly in the eighth.<\/p>\n
Giants starter JT Brubaker allowed two runs and four hits over four innings of his first start in the majors since 2022.<\/p>\n
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
Gray now has 200 or more strikeouts in back-to-back seasons for the first time in his career.<\/p>\n
Cardinals RHP Miles Mikolas (8-20, 4.76 ERA) starts against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Friday.<\/p>\n
Giants rookie RHP Trevor McDonald pitches against the Colorado Rockies on Friday.<\/p>\n
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