Sep 23, 2024; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; San Francisco Giants pitcher Hayden Birdsong (60) throws within the first inning towards the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Subject. Obligatory Credit score: Matt Kartozian-Imagn Pictures The San Francisco Giants are hoping simply to interrupt even after they face the visiting St. Louis Cardinals within the regular-season finale Sunday afternoon.
Two groups which have hovered round .500 all season have cut up the primary two video games of the sequence. The Cardinals gained 6-3 on Friday earlier than the Giants rebounded for a 6-5 triumph Saturday.
The victory moved San Francisco (80-81) inside one win of a .500 season. The membership completed 81-81 in 2022 earlier than shedding 4 of its last 5 video games to land at 79-83 final season.
Cardinals scheduled starter Michael McGreevy (2-0, 2.40 ERA) has carried out nicely in his three profession outings. St. Louis (82-79) has gained all three video games, two of which the right-hander began.
McGreevy has by no means confronted the Giants, who’re anticipated to counter with fellow rookie Hayden Birdsong (5-5, 4.66). He has gone 2-0 in his previous three begins whereas permitting simply 5 runs in 15 2/3 innings.
Birdsong, who grew up about 125 miles northeast of St. Louis, will probably be pitching towards the Cardinals for the primary time.
A number of particular person distinctions and group honors will probably be on the road on the ultimate day of the season.
Cardinals nearer Ryan Helsley, who broke the membership’s single-season save document along with his forty ninth in the course of the membership’s win on Friday, will try to turn into simply the 18th in main league historical past to achieve 50 on Sunday. He didn’t pitch Saturday.
“After I got here again (from a forearm harm final) September and I used to be solely the nearer and received seven saves,” he stated, “I used to be like, ‘If I get seven a month instances six, then that is 42, and that is a fairly good yr.’ Clearly, I’ve eclipsed that, and it has been enjoyable.”
Brendan Donovan took benefit of Nolan Arenado’s time without work Saturday to maneuver 4 factors forward for the Cardinals’ batting common crown. Donovan went 3-for-5 with a double and two singles, elevating his common to .276. Arenado is batting .272.
The Cardinals’ house run title can be up for grabs. Paul Goldschmidt has hit 22 homers this season whereas Alec Burleson is correct behind him with 21.
Matt Chapman has all however secured the Giants’ lead in house runs and RBIs this season. He has 27 homers and has pushed in 78 runs, main Heliot Ramos, who has 22 homers and 72 RBIs, in each classes. Chapman wants two runs to achieve 100 for the third time in his profession.
The veteran is having fun with fairly a end to his first season with the Giants. He discovered Friday that he had gained the group’s Willie Mac Award for many inspirational participant.
“It is simply been a cherry on prime of a fantastic month,” he stated. “Clearly, it might be higher if we had been going to the playoffs. That is my aim. I will work this offseason to make that attainable subsequent yr.”
In his first full season within the main leagues, Ramos has all however wrapped up the batting title for San Francisco. The 25-year-old is hitting .269 in 475 at-bats.
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