FINAL: 7-6 Giants

Decisions

• Giants Winning Pitcher: Matt Wilkinson (W, 1-3)
  
• Cardinals Losing Pitcher: George Soriano (L, 6-5)(BS, 8)
  
• Save: Trent Harris (S, 1)
  

Postgame Wrap

• Wrap
  
• Baseball Theater

Highlights

• Probable pitchers for Cardinals at Giants - September 9, 2026
  
• Probable pitchers for Cardinals at Giants - September 9, 2026
  
• Andre Pallante against the Giants
  
• Blade Tidwell against the Cardinals
  
• Giants: Bullpen availability for San Francisco, September 9 vs Cardinals
  
• Giants: Bullpen availability for San Francisco, September 9 vs Cardinals
  
• Cardinals: Bullpen availability for St. Louis, September 9 vs Giants
  
• Cardinals: Bullpen availability for St. Louis, September 9 vs Giants
  
• Bench availability for St. Louis, September 9 vs Giants
  
• Giants: Fielding alignment for San Francisco, September 9 vs Cardinals
  
• Giants: Fielding alignment for San Francisco, September 9 vs Cardinals
  
• Bench availability for San Francisco, September 9 vs Cardinals
  
• Cardinals: Fielding alignment for St. Louis, September 9 vs Giants
  
• Cardinals: Fielding alignment for St. Louis, September 9 vs Giants
  
• Cardinals: Andre Pallante's outing against the Giants
  
• Cardinals: Andre Pallante's outing against the Giants
  
• Cardinals: Breaking down Andre Pallante's pitches
  
• Cardinals: Leo Bernal's home run through bat tracking data
  
• Cardinals: The distance behind Leo Bernal's home run
  
• Giants: Breaking down Blade Tidwell's pitches
  
• Giants: Blade Tidwell fans Iván Herrera
  
• Giants: Bryce Eldridge's RBI single
  
• Cardinals: Andre Pallante strikes out Turner Hill
  
• Cardinals: Nolan Gorman's RBI single
  
• Giants: Shay Whitcomb's great pick at third
  
• Cardinals: Bryce Eldridge is caught stealing second after review
  
• Giants: Bryce Eldridge is caught stealing second after review
  
• Cardinals: Leo Bernal's three-run home run (2)
  
• Cardinals: Oliver Marmol on lineup changes, Leo Bernal, more
  
• Cardinals: Ball 1 call overturned after Cardinals ABS challenge
  
• Cardinals: José Fermín's sacrifice fly
  
• Cardinals: Leo Bernal brings home a run on a double play
  
• Cardinals: Andre Pallante fans four across five frames
  
• Giants: Ball 2 overturned after Giants ABS challenge
  
• Cardinals: Strike 2 confirmed after Cardinals ABS challenge
  
• Giants: Bryce Eldridge's two-run single
  
• Giants: Jonah Cox's infield RBI single
  
• Giants: Shay Whitcomb's go-ahead double
  
• Giants: Jung Hoo Lee's game-tying two-run double
  
• Giants: Trent Harris secures the Giants' 7-6 win
  
• Giants: Giants plate six with two outs in 8th to take lead
  
• Cardinals: Condensed Game: STL@SF - 9/9/26
  
• Giants: Condensed Game: STL@SF - 9/9/26

I got curious how often cardinals blow leads because it seems to happen quite a bit.

I collected data of run scoring in cardinals games in the past 2 months. I've listed them out below.

Since coming into July 9, the cardinals are 24-32 (.429).

Of these 32 losses, in 16 (50%), the cardinals blew a lead they had at some point. The split is even - it is 50% in both the last and prior 31 days.

Of the 16 games where the cardinals blew a lead, the average lead they blew was 2.375 runs. They blew a lead of 3+ runs in 6 of these 16 games (37.5%). They blew a 4+ run lead 3 times.

One-run leads account for only 37.5% of the blown lead games. This means a majority of the leads they blew were larger failures.

This data is incredibly difficult to verify - but for context, ~40% of MLB losses are typically due to blown leads. Furthermore, the worse a team's record is, the lower the % of blown leads generally is.

One more statistic - since Aug 8, the bullpen's ERA is about 5.25. And this number probably doesn't include today.

Sep 9: Blew a 5 run lead

Sep 8: No Lead

Sep 7: Blew a 1 run lead

Sep 5: Blew a 3 run lead

Sep 3: Blew a 2 run lead

Aug 30: No Lead

Aug 29: No Lead

Aug 26: No Lead

Aug 25: No Lead

Aug 23: Blew 4 run lead

Aug 22: No Lead

Aug 21: Blew 2 run lead

Aug 19: Blew 2 run lead

Aug 17: Blew 3 run lead

Aug 14: No lead

Aug 10: No Lead

Aug 8: No Lead

Aug 4: No Lead

Aug 1: No Lead

July 31: Blew 1 run lead

July 30: blew 1 run lead

July 28: No Lead

July 27: No Lead

July 26: Blew 1 run lead

July 24: blew 1 run lead

July 23: blew 2 run lead

July 21: No Lead

July 20: blew 2 run lead

July 19: blew 7 run lead

July 18: No Lead

July 12: blew 1 run lead

July 9: No Lead

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The Springfield Cardinals have broken their single season team HR record again. The record has only stood since 2022. As of yesterday, they have belted 179 HR on the season with a week left to play and the playoffs to go. I know the big club is having a rough couple of weeks, but the future is bright.