Tidwell, two homers power Giants past Cardinals

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Interstat) — Blade Tidwell allowed two earned runs over 6 2/3 innings, and Bryce Eldridge and Turner Hill each homered and drove in three runs as the San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-3 on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, at Busch Stadium III. San Francisco collected 12 hits, while St. Louis finished with five. Eldridge and Hill each had two hits for the Giants. Christian Koss went 3 for 5 with two RBIs, and Grant McCray and Osleivis Basabe added one RBI apiece. Tidwell is 1-2 after earning the win, walking one and striking out four. Andre Pallante is 12-7 after taking the loss. Brycen Mautz threw 2 1/3 innings of relief for St. Louis, yielding one earned run and striking out four. Dylan Smith and Jason Foley followed Tidwell out of the bullpen. San Francisco improved to 63-89, and St. Louis dropped to 75-77. The game lasted 2 hours, 56 minutes in front of 26,666.