St. Louis 9, at San Francisco 8

SAN FRANCISCO (Interstat) — In a wild back-and-forth affair that defied pregame projections, the St. Louis Cardinals outlasted the San Francisco Giants 9-8 on Tuesday night at Oracle Park, clinching the series victory in a game that featured 26 hits and a dramatic late-inning power surge. The Cardinals, who improved to 78-80, jumped on Giants ace Logan Webb immediately, batting around and plating three runs in the first inning. Brendan Donovan set the tone with a leadoff double and later scored on Alec Burleson’s single. Two more runs came across on a double play and an RBI single from Thomas… Read more...