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00:01Cardinals today with Sonny Gray on the mound.
00:04Lately, his ERA has been climbing rather quickly.
00:08No matter what the last few games have looked like,
00:11he is quite the competitor, and we're going to have to compete.
00:14We're going to have to get some good pitches to hit.
00:16We're going to have to get him up in the zone,
00:18stay in the middle of the diamond.
00:19That's the best chance you'd have out for Sonny.
00:21Sonny Gray, 8-5 at home this year, a sub-4 ERA.
00:25He's been awesome here at Busch Stadium.
00:27You know, the Cardinals, like Michael McGreevy, when he pitches,
00:30they usually win.
00:31St. Louis Brad 19-9, and Sonny Gray starts this season.
00:34Yeah, and they've won 13 of them here at home.
00:37It's Elliott's birthday today?
00:39It is.
00:40Feliz cumpleaƱos.
00:41Who was going to say?
00:42CumpleaƱos, Feliz.
00:43Big fella.
00:44Jeanette's whacked towards second.
00:46Nice pick.
00:47So, J.C. Long throw, and just in time for number one.
00:51Well, that's rude.
00:53It's his birthday, for goodness sake.
00:55Gray ahead of Adamas.
00:56The Giants shortstop.
00:57And gets a big swing and a miss.
01:00The Giants swinging at almost everything.
01:02Gray at 9 pitch, 1-2-3 first inning.
01:05The right-hander coming off maybe the best outing of his big league career in Colorado,
01:10Kiwi Tang.
01:11Got it.
01:12Tang stayed with that fastball after one breaking pitch.
01:15Back to 94 for the strikeout.
01:17Got it.
01:18Changeup again.
01:19That's a pretty strong start.
01:21Sonny Gray struck out Willie Adamas.
01:23And a 1-2-3 first inning.
01:25Struck him out.
01:27Smith knew it.
01:28Didn't even challenge that curveball.
01:30Back to back strikeouts for Sonny.
01:32Sonny Gray with a 1-2 pitch.
01:34And he hacks at this one, sending it to center field where Nathan Church plays the ball.
01:39Makes the catch.
01:40Six up, six down for Gray.
01:42Mason Wynn got plunked last night.
01:44Almost got hit by Tang here to start the second.
01:47And that's how you pay back a brush back pitch.
01:50First hit of the game.
01:52Mason with a single to left.
01:54His 41st hit since the All-Star break.
01:56There's a ground ball to short.
01:57Could be two.
01:58Adamas the second one.
01:59The relay the first.
02:01Ching!
02:02A double play.
02:03A strong throw by Casey Schmidt on the pivot.
02:05He's been kind of babying the ball over there.
02:07Remember he got hit in the elbow by a pitch in Colorado.
02:10That's the first time I've seen him throw hard yet.
02:12He got it with the high sweeper.
02:15Kiwi Tang found the weakness in that approach.
02:18And another strong inning for Tang.
02:20So one away.
02:21Giants nothing.
02:22Cardinals nothing here.
02:23Ground ball right side.
02:25Nice play by Gorman.
02:26He bobbles it.
02:27Then the throw is in time to get the runner Gilbert at first base.
02:32Started to throw the ball.
02:34It squirted out of his hand.
02:36He regrabbed it as he was falling.
02:39And was able to somehow throw it over to Sonny Gray covering.
02:42That was well done.
02:43Really good play.
02:44And athletic play by Nolan Gorman.
02:48Swing and a miss.
02:50That'll take care of Kisner and the Giants.
02:52Strikeout number 1900 for Sonny Gray.
02:56Ends our third inning.
02:57And we are still scoreless.
02:59Jordan Walker got the double that won the game in the bottom of the ninth inning last night.
03:04He struck him out swinging.
03:06And man he challenged him a fastball right out toward the heart of the plate about belled eye.
03:10And right by him.
03:12He got it with the slider down and in.
03:15Good recovery there by Kiwi Tang after falling behind in the count.
03:18Newbar hits a high fly ball to shallow right.
03:21Gilbert coming in.
03:22I think the wind is still knocking that down.
03:25Gilbert had a long way to go.
03:27Sonny Gray just rolling along here.
03:29Here's Adamas.
03:303-2.
03:31Instead he threw the sinker down for ball four.
03:36That's the first base runner for the Giants.
03:38They'll take it.
03:391-1.
03:40Adamas does run.
03:41The pitch taken.
03:42The throw.
03:43The tag.
03:44He is out.
03:45Giants will ask for just a moment to make sure.
03:48It don't look like it beat him there.
03:50Giants are going to challenge though.
03:52After review.
03:53The call is overturned.
03:55The runner is safe.
03:56Stafford Francisco retains his count.
03:58Here comes the pitch.
03:59And that's a check swing.
04:01Nope.
04:02He went.
04:03He swung at it.
04:04Ball in the dirt.
04:05Sonny Gray strikes him out for the second time.
04:06I guess he was guessing.
04:07I guess he was guessing.
04:08He's got that pitch for sure.
04:09Four strikeouts now for Sonny.
04:11Kiwi Tang back to work here on the bottom of the fourth.
04:13He got another one.
04:14Strike three on the fastball.
04:16A lot of confidence in his fastball today.
04:18Love it.
04:19He's been getting strikeouts with the fastball.
04:20Yes he has.
04:21Including the strikeout of Nolan Gorman back in the first inning.
04:24Gorman picks on the first pitch and blasts a single to right.
04:28That's the second Cardinals hit.
04:30Will he be swinging 3-0?
04:32I guess not.
04:33The 3-0 pitch.
04:34He wasn't.
04:35And it's a ball anyway.
04:36So a walk to win.
04:37So two walks.
04:38Two on.
04:39First threat for the Cardinals.
04:40Here's the J.C.
04:41I think he got another one.
04:43That was a swing.
04:44Strike three.
04:45Seven strikeouts for Tang.
04:47Runners at first and second.
04:48Two down.
04:49The pitch.
04:50Swing and a miss.
04:52And he strikes out.
04:53And he strikes out Pajes on three pitches.
04:56And still don't have a hit in this game.
04:58Maybe he's the guy to get that first Giants hit.
05:00He's been spraying hits around this series.
05:02Ground ball.
05:03Diving stops to J.C.
05:05From his knees.
05:06Nice play.
05:07This has been his best game defensively that he's had for a very long time.
05:12He made a really good play on Ramos to start things off.
05:15And that was not an easy play either.
05:17That set the tone for him today.
05:18Sure did.
05:192-2 pitch.
05:20A swing and a miss.
05:22Schmidt is out on strikes.
05:23That's five strikeouts for Gray.
05:25That's a four pitch walk to start the bottom of the fifth.
05:28You got to throw a strike here.
05:29And Walker departs.
05:30Ball.
05:31Four.
05:32Back to back walks.
05:33Two on.
05:34Nobody out.
05:35So for me and your ninth place hitter.
05:37I would guess Brad this is a great opportunity to punt.
05:41And four straight miss.
05:43He's walked the bases loaded.
05:45This inning has turned into a walk-a-thon for Kiwi Tang.
05:49Newt Bar has put the ball in play hitting it in the air twice.
05:53Broken bat into center base hit.
05:56One run scores.
05:57Church is going to be stopped at third.
05:59With two strikes Newt Bar breaks his bat.
06:03And flips a single to center.
06:05And the Cardinals have broken through for a 1-0 lead.
06:08Overall Kiwi Tang really good job by the tough way for his afternoon to end.
06:14And the Cardinals are thinking beginning.
06:16You see Jose coming up for the 49th time this season.
06:19But again he's just trying to task to hold the line right here the best you can.
06:23Shot to right on the first pitch.
06:25Herrera will bring home a run.
06:27Fermin stops at third.
06:29Station to station for the Cardinals.
06:31Herrera with an ambush.
06:32It's two to nothing.
06:33The walk-a-thon continues for Giant pitching for this inning.
06:38Now it is a nightmare.
06:40Especially for a team that's knocking on the door of the wild card.
06:43Four straight bases loaded walk.
06:46Three to nothing.
06:47There is no defending a base on balls.
06:50And that's exactly what they've had to deal with him this inning.
06:53Four of them.
06:54So merry-go-round continues.
06:56Mason win is next.
06:57He is singled and walked.
06:59Ground ball the second.
07:01That is going to score a run.
07:03But it's a double play.
07:04Newt Park comes home to make it 4-0.
07:07Two outs.
07:08And all the way around the third is Herrera.
07:11No RBI.
07:12That's the penalty for the double play.
07:13But the Cardinals put it in play.
07:15And add another run.
07:16JCO for two.
07:17He got him with the slider.
07:21Well all things considered he did a good job.
07:24But the Cardinals scored four.
07:26And lead 4-0.
07:27And Gray walks back to back hitters.
07:30So no hits for San Francisco.
07:33But now some opportunity.
07:34Ramos, Devers, Adamus, and Smith are lurking.
07:37Swing and a miss.
07:39Sonny Gray a big pitch.
07:40Number six in the strikeout column.
07:42Now the double play in order with Devers coming up.
07:45One swing would totally change this game.
07:48See if he catches a mistake here.
07:50See if Devers can get one.
07:51Devers up the middle.
07:52Base hit.
07:53Gilbert coming to third.
07:54And Matt Williams is going to send him.
07:56The throw will be cut off.
07:58Rafi Devers just scolded that one for the first Giants run.
08:03It's 4-1.
08:04Good swing and a nice job at the lower part of the order.
08:06That's their first hit of the game.
08:08And it scores a run.
08:10Adamus and the ball got by the catcher.
08:13How about that?
08:14It wasn't that far outside.
08:17Well you're talking about the framing of Pajas.
08:19He was trying to bring that one.
08:21Crank it back.
08:223-2 pitch.
08:23That's ball four.
08:25He was I think certain that Adamus was going to go after one of those last two.
08:30He wouldn't do it.
08:31But you like where you're at right now at least with these opportunities.
08:33Find a way to get a ball into the outfield here if you're Dom Smith.
08:36And he goes after the first pitch into center field base hit.
08:40Devers will get the stop sign.
08:42The throw comes toward the plate.
08:46From church.
08:47Dom Smith.
08:49First pitch swing.
08:50It's four to two.
08:51Still only one out.
08:52Still bases loaded.
08:53So Gray goes five and a third innings.
08:56He had a no hitter brewing until Devers came up.
09:01Well man sponsor it's been a revelation out of the Cardinals bullpens against Matt Chapman.
09:06He goes after the first pitch and a liner into left field base hit.
09:11And Adamus had to hold up to make sure it got by the shortstop.
09:16Devers in to score.
09:17It's four to three.
09:19Bases still loaded.
09:20Here is Jung-Hoo Lee trying to get that tying run home.
09:23Strike him out outside corner.
09:26What a pretty pitch that was.
09:28Two outs.
09:29The pitch on the way.
09:30A swing and a drive.
09:31Deep right center field.
09:32Church on the run.
09:33On the run.
09:34On the run.
09:35He makes the catch running onto the track.
09:37And the Giants leave the bases loaded.
09:39Something going on at the bottom of the order for both the Giants and the Cardinals.
09:43They seem to be getting things going.
09:44Especially for the Cardinals.
09:45They get the three walks in the fifth inning.
09:47Now you got back to back hits here.
09:49Well big spot here for Matt Gage.
09:51A left-hander coming in.
09:52Giants just rallied for three runs.
09:54They're down one.
09:55Cardinals have two on two outs.
09:58On the ground.
09:59Schmidt.
10:00Dom Smith will hustle to get back to the bag.
10:03And he does for out number three.
10:05Gage stays in the game for the Giants.
10:08He will face Yvonne Herrera.
10:10Swing and a shot toward the gap in left center.
10:13Herrera with a thunderbolt.
10:15He's got an extra base hit.
10:17And the Cardinals have a chance to extend the lead after a leadoff double.
10:22Herrera two for four today.
10:24Back into the bullpen.
10:25Tang.
10:26Butoh.
10:27Bivens.
10:28Gage.
10:29And now Peguero.
10:30Fifth pitcher of the day.
10:31Win on the ground.
10:32Schmidt will keep it on the infield.
10:34Throws him out at first.
10:36What a play Casey Schmidt.
10:39Man fantastic play glove side dive.
10:42Giants trying to keep this a one run game.
10:44Struck him out swinging.
10:46Nasty from Figuero.
10:48Just like that the Giants have a runner in scoring position.
10:51That's just a great job by Wilmer.
10:53Not only a great at bat.
10:54The only way Wilmer gets there is right away.
10:57To be busted at 100 percent.
11:00Can't do your job better than that.
11:02Yeah.
11:03They're going to walk Chapman.
11:04You got Jung-Hoo Lee.
11:05Runners go.
11:06Swing and a miss.
11:08Joe Joe Romero.
11:10Strikes out a pair in the eighth inning.
11:13Riley O'Brien.
11:14Tall slender right header.
11:16In from the Cardinal bullpen.
11:17Schmidt had a really good at bat his last time up.
11:20With the bases loaded and two down.
11:22Hit one into the gap in right center that was caught.
11:25Flips one out into shallow right.
11:27And that's a base hit.
11:28Now you hit it hard.
11:29It gets caught.
11:30You do that.
11:31It's a lead off single.
11:32Yeah.
11:33Whatever it takes.
11:34You got a chance here in the ninth.
11:35Not butting.
11:36Another broken bat.
11:37This one to right.
11:38Church on the run.
11:39Dives.
11:40It makes a catch at the line.
11:41That ball gets down.
11:42It's second and third.
11:43Oh my.
11:44Oh my.
11:45What a good move having him in right field.
11:47That is why.
11:48It's exactly why you do defensive replacements.
11:52Late in games when you have a short lead or a small lead.
11:56Because that can be a game changer.
11:58Well done.
11:59Broken bat roller to second.
12:01There's one.
12:02There's two.
12:03And the Cardinals have won it.
12:05Ninth inning disappointment.
12:07Two days in a row for the Giants.
12:09Yesterday giving up the runs.
12:11And today with the help from outstanding Cardinals defense.
12:15The Giants come up short and fall today four to three.
12:19The final score.
12:20You can see the disappointment in that Giants dugout.
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