Cardinals Take Off Day After Six-Run 8th Caps Giants Sweep

STL  0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 -- 6
SF   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 -- 7

Andre Pallante held the Giants to 1 run over 5.0 innings, and Leo Bernal's three-run homer (his second of the season) in the 3rd gave St. Louis a 4-1 lead. The Cardinals held a 6-1 advantage through seven innings before San Francisco scored 6 in the eighth -- Bryce Eldridge, Jonah Cox, Jung Hoo Lee, and Shay Whitcomb each drove in runs -- completing a 3-game sweep at Oracle Park.

THE BREAKDOWN

WHAT WORKED
- Andre Pallante: 5.0 IP, 1 ER, 4 K -- limited the Giants to 1 run through his outing.
- Leo Bernal: three-run homer (his second of the season) in the 3rd put St. Louis ahead 4-1.
- Justin Bruihl: 1.0 IP, 0 runs, 3 K after Pallante.
- St. Louis held a 6-1 lead heading into the eighth inning.

WHAT DIDN'T
- Cade Winquest (0.2 IP, 4 ER) and George Soriano (0.1 IP, 2 ER) could not hold the eighth -- San Francisco scored 6 in the frame, turning a 6-1 Cardinals advantage into a 7-6 loss.
- St. Louis went scoreless in the 7th, 8th, and 9th innings after leading 6-1 heading into the eighth.