Andrew Knizner struck his first major triple league in front of a Victor Scott II of diving on the central field, marking Christian Koss with the trigger race in eighth round and allowing the Giants of San Francisco to survive the Cardinals of St. Louis visiting Wednesday evening.
The defeat in the final of the series was expensive for the cardinals (78-81), who had the chance to win a match in the race for the Wild Card of the National League. Instead, St. Louis will enter the past four days of season 3 1/2 behind the New York Mets (81-77).
After the cardinals rallied into 3-3 equality on a volley of sacrifice of Nolan Arenado at the top of the eighth, Koss led the bottom of the Channel against Riley O’Brien (3-1) with a stupid stupid who fell between the first goal player Alec Burleson and the second base player Brendan Donovan, resulting in one.
Koss finished second on a Drew Gilbert Grounder in Burleson, then rolled at home when Knizner’s lining in a shallow center exceeded Scott and rolled to the fence.
Knizner, a receiver who played his first five seasons for the cardinals, had come to stadium 971 times during his seven -year career without recording a triple.
Tristan Beck, helped by a double game after a simple head of Pedro Pages, launched a ninth aimless for his second stop. He kept Jose Butto’s victory (5-3), who showed ahead while recording the last two withdrawals of the eighth.
The Giants (78-81) only momentarily dragged into the match, marking once in each of the second, third and fourth inning. Rafael Devers provided the big blow at the start, a solo circuit in the third, his 34th of the season.
Seeking a better career victory, the starter of the Cardinals Sonny Gray left after six rounds, after granting three points (two deserved) and seven strokes. He walked two and withdrew seven outings.
The cardinals took a 2-1 lead in the third against the start of the Giants, JT Brubaker, who obtained a sign of the head when San Francisco chose not to launch the veteran Robbie one day after being officially eliminated from the eliminatory race of the NL. Donovan had a double RBI and Ivan Herrera has a simple score in the uprising.
Brubaker was removed after four rounds, loaded with two points in four strokes. He walked one and withdrew four.
Casey Schmitt collected a double and two simple for the giants. Bryce Eldridge appreciated the first match of two strokes of his career with a double and a single for San Francisco, while Knizner finished with two products produced and Koss scored two points.
Herrera had a pair of simple for the cardinals, which had released 11-7.
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