Live-Blogging: St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants 07/05/2021

MLB: St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants 07/05/2021

​Hello, and welcome to another edition of ‘Live-Blogging Shish on Baseball’. Today, it is a National League Matchup, as St. Louis Cardinals take on San Francisco Giants.
 
Cardinals are struggling. They have not been the same since they lost their ace Jack Flaherty. But they are hoping to right the ship and stay within striking distance of the Brewers until he returns.
 
For the Giants, they have the best record in baseball. They are trying to hold their lead as they have two in-state division rivals (Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres) hot on their tails.
 
Today’s Starting Pitchers are left-hander Kwang Hyun Kim for the Cardinals. And Kevin Gausman for the Giants. Kim comes in with a strikeout/walk ratio of 2.27 and a pitches/plate appearance of 3.94. As for Gausman, he comes in with a K/BB ratio of 4.64 and P/PA of 3.83.
 
It is St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants, coming up shortly.
 
Starting Lineups:
St. Louis Cardinals:

1. Dylan Carlson, LF
2. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B
3. Nolan Arenado, 3B
4. Yadier Molina, C
5. Tommy Edman, RF
6. Matt Carpenter, 2B
7. Harrison Bader, CF
8. Edmundo Sosa, SS
9. Kwang Hyun Kim, P

 
San Francisco Giants:

1. Austin Slater, CF
2. Thairo Estrada, LF
3. Wilmer Flores, 3B
4. Darin Ruf, 1B
5. Donovan Solano, 2B
6. Brandon Crawford, SS
7. Jaylin Davis, RF
8. Curt Casali, C
9. Kevin Gausman, P

Cardinals are in their traveling gray uniforms, red caps with white 'STL' on the hat. Giants are in their home off-white uniforms, black caps and orange 'SF' on the cap. 

Top of 1st Inning:
Due Up:
1. Carlson
2. Goldschmidt
3. Arenado
Kevin Gausman (RHP) now starting as Giants Pitcher.
MLB Scores: 
​First Pitch around 5:06 pm CDT.
Carlson fouls out to Flores (2 pitches). 1 out.
Goldschmidt draws a base on balls (7 pitches). Runner on 1st.
Arneado flies out to Estrada (3 pitches). Estrada robbed Arenado of an extra base hit. 2 outs.
Molina strikes out swinging (3 pitches). 3 outs.
Cardinals strand a base runner, to end their half of the 1st Inning.

Middle of 1st Inning:
STL 0, SF 0

Bottom of 1st Inning:
Due Up:
1. Slater
2. Estrada
3. Flores
Kwang Hyun Kim (LHP) now starting as Cardinals Pitcher.
Slater grounds out to Carpenter (6 pitches). 1 out.
Estrada grounds out to Sosa (1 pitch). 2 outs.
Flores hits a 2-out single to center field (3 pitches). Runner on 1st.
Ruf lines out to Edman (3 pitches). 3 outs.
Giants leave a base runner, in their half of 1st Inning. 

End of 1st Inning:
STL 0, SF 0

Top of 2nd Inning:
Due Up:
5. Edman
6. Carpenter
7. Bader
Gausman currently at 15 pitches.
Edman strikes out swinging (5 pitches). 1 out.
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Carpenter gets called out on strikes (6 pitches). 2 outs.
Bader lines out to Solano (6 pitches). 3 outs.
Cardinals go down 1-2-3, in their half of 2nd Inning.

Middle of 2nd Inning:
STL 0, SF 0

Bottom of 2nd Inning:
Due Up:
5. Solano
6. Crawford
7. Davis
Kim currently at 13 pitches.
Solano grounds out to Kim (6 pitches). 1 out.
Crawford singles to center field (4 pitches). Runner on 1st.
DOUBLE PLAY: Davis grounds into 4-6-3 double play (1 pitch). 3 outs.
Giants side is retired.

End of 2nd Inning:
STL 0, SF 0

Top of 3rd Inning:
Due Up:
8. Sosa
9. Kim
1. Carlson, 0-1
Gausman currently at 31 pitches.
​Sosa flies out to Davis (4 pitches). 1 out.
Kim flies out to Davis (3 pitches). 2 outs.
Carlson strikes out swinging (5 pitches). 3 outs.
Cardinals go down 1-2-3, in their half of 3rd Inning.

Middle of 3rd Inning:
STL 0, SF 0

Bottom of 3rd Inning:
Due Up:
8. Casali
9. Gausman
1. Slater, 0-1
Kim currently at 24 pitches.
​Casali pops out to Sosa (1 pitch). 1 out.
Gausman strikes out swinging (4 pitches). 2 outs.
Slater hits a 2-out single to left field (1 pitch). Runner on 1st.
Estrada strikes out swinging (6 pitches). 3 outs.
Giants strand a base runner, to end the inning.

End of 3rd Inning:
STL 0, SF 0

Top of 4th Inning:
Due Up:
2. Goldschmidt, 0-0
3. Arenado, 0-1
4. Molina, 0-1
Gausman currently at 43 pitches.
MLB Scores:
Dave Fleming is now the Giants Announcer this inning.
Goldschmidt flies out to Solano (5 pitches). 1 out.
Giants Training Staff looking at home plate umpire Adrian Johnson, who took Goldschmidt's broken bat on his forearm. Johnson is okay.
Arenado flies out to Estrada (3 pitches). 2 outs.
Molina strikes out swinging (6 pitches). 3 outs.


Middle of 4th Inning:
STL 0, SF 0

Bottom of 4th Inning:
Due Up:
3. Flores, 1-1
4. Ruf, 0-1
5. Solano, 0-1
Kim currently at 36 pitches.
Flores lines out to Edman (5 pitches). 1 out.
Kim just made a reaction, where he might be injured. 
Cardinals Training Staff looking at Kim. Kim took some warmup pitches. He looks okay. Play resumes.
The Game is now an hour long.
Ruf draws a base on balls (7 pitches). Runner on 1st.
Solano flies out to Edman (5 pitches). 2 outs.
Crawford grounds out to Carpenter (5 pitches). 3 outs.
Giants strand a base runner, in their half of 4th Inning.

End of 4th Inning:
STL 0, SF 0

Top of 5th Inning:
Due Up:
5. Edman, 0-1
6. Carpenter, 0-1
7. Bader, 0-1
Gausman currently at 57 pitches.
Edman grounds out to Flores (1 pitch). 1 out.
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Carpenter draws a base on balls (5 pitches). Runner on 1st.
DOUBLE PLAY: Bader flies into a 9-3 double play (1 pitch). Davis makes a diving catch in right field. Davis to Ruf on the putout on Carpenter. 3 outs.
Cardinals side is retired.

Middle of 5th Inning:
STL 0, SF 0

Bottom of 5th Inning:
Due Up:
7. Davis, 0-1
8. Casali, 0-1
9. Gausman, 0-1
​Kim currently at 58 pitches.
Davis grounds out to Arenado (3 pitches). 1 out.
Casali grounds out to Arenado (2 pitches). 2 outs.
Gausman grounds out to Goldschmidt. Goldschmidt to Kim on the putout. 3 outs.
Giants go down 1-2-3, in their half of 5th Inning.

End of 5th Inning:
STL 0, SF 0

Top of 6th Inning:
Due Up:
8. Sosa, 0-1
9. Kim, 0-1
1. Carlson, 0-2
Gausman currently at 64 pitches.
​Sosa grounds out to Flores (2 pitches). 1 out.
Kim flies out to Estrada (1 pitch). 2 outs.
Carlson strikes out swinging (4 pitches). 3 outs.
Gausman throwing a no-hitter through 6 innings.

Middle of 6th Inning:
STL 0, SF 0

Bottom of 6th Inning:
Due Up:
1. Slater, 1-2
2. Estrada, 0-2
3. Flores, 1-2
Kim currently at 64 pitches.
​Slater grounds out to Arenado (3 pitches). 1 out.
Estrada grounds out to Arenado (1 pitch). 2 outs.
Flores flies out to Bader (2 pitches). 3 outs.
Giants go down 1-2-3, in their half of 6th Inning.

End of 6th Inning:
STL 0, SF 0

Top of 7th Inning:
Due Up:
2. Goldschmidt, 0-1
3. Arenado, 0-2
4. Molina, 0-2
Gausman currently at 71 pitches.
​MLB Scores: 
Jon Miller returns in the Giants/NBC Sports Bay Area Booth.
Goldschmidt grounds out to Crawford (2 pitches). 1 out.
Arenado breaks up the no-hitter, with a single to left field (5 pitches). Runner on 1st.
Molina strikes out swinging (6 pitches). 2 outs.
Edman hits an infield single to third base. Arenado moves to 2nd. Runners on 1st & 2nd. 
GIANTS MOUND VISIT #1; MVR: STL 5, SF 4
2-RUN-TRIPLE: Carpenter hits an RBI-Triple off the left center field wall (5 pitches). Arenado and Edman score. Runner on 3rd. STL 2, SF 0
GIANTS MOUND VISIT #2: MVR: STL 5, SF 3
Zack Littell (RHP) warming up in Giants Bullpen.
Genesis Cabrera (LHP) warming up in Cardinals Bullpen.
Bader strikes out swinging (7 pitches). 3 outs.
Cardinals get 2 runs, off the RBI-Triple to Matt Carpenter. 

Middle of 7th Inning:
STL 0, SF 0

Bottom of 7th Inning:
Due Up:
4. Ruf, 0-1
5. Solano, 0-2
6. Crawford, 1-2
Kim currently at 69 pitches.
Ruf draws a base on balls (4 pitches). Runner on 1st.
DOUBLE PLAY: Solano grounds into 5-4-3 double play (4 pitches). 
MANAGER'S REVIEW: Kapler challenging the call at first base. Solano is out at first. Call reversed. Runner on 1st. 1 out.
CARDINALS MOUND VISIT #1: MVR: STL 4, SF 3
Giovanny Gallegos (RHP) warming up in Cardinals Bullpen.
Crawford flies out to Bader (6 pitches). 2 outs.
Cabrera and Gallegos are warming up in Cardinals Bullpen.
Davis grounds out to Arenado (6 pitches). 3 outs.
Giants strand a base runner.

End of 7th Inning:
STL 2, SF 0

Top of 8th Inning:
Due Up:
8. Sosa, 0-2
9. Kim?
1. Carlson, 0-3
PITCHING CHANGE: Zack Littell (RHP) replaces Kevin Gausman, as Giants Pitcher. Littell will bat 7th in the Giants Lineup.
DEFENSIVE SUBSTITUTION: Steven Duggar replaces Jaylin Davis, playing center field and will bat 9th in Giants Lineup.
DEFENSIVE SWITCH: Austin Slater moves from center to right field.
Sosa grounds out to Solano (4 pitches). 1 out.
PINCH-HITTING: Tyler O'Neill pinch-hitting for Kwang Hyun Kim.
O'Neill grounds out to Flores (2 pitches). 2 outs.
Carlson draws a 2-out walk (7 pitches). Runner on 1st.
Goldschmidt hits a 2-out single to right field (5 pitches). Carlson advances to 3rd. Runners on 1st & 3rd.
RBI-SINGLE: Arenado hits an RBI-Single to right field (5 pitches).  Carlson scores. Goldschmidt moves to 3rd. Runners on 1st & 3rd. 
With Molina at-bat, Arenado moves to 2nd Base on a wild pitch by Littell. Runner on 2nd.
Molina flies out to Duggar (8 pitches). 3 outs.
Cardinals get a run, but strand a pair of base runners.

Middle of 8th Inning:
STL 3, SF 0

Bottom of 8th Inning:
Due Up:
8. Casali, 0-2
9. Duggar
1. Slater, 1-3
PITCHING CHANGE: Giovanny Gallegos (RHP) replaces Kwang Hyun Kim, as Cardinals Pitcher.
DEFENSIVE SUBSTITUTION: Paul DeJong replaces Matt Carpenter, playing shortstop. 
DEFENSIVE SWITCH: Edmundo Sosa moves from shortstop to second base.
PINCH-HITTING: LaMonte Wade, Junior pinch-hitting for Curt Casali.
DeJong gets called out on strikes (4 pitches). 1 out.
CORRECTION: Duggar will bat 7th in Giants Lineup.
PINCH-HITTING: Mike Yastrzemski pinch-hitting for Zack Littell. 
Yastrzemski strikes out swinging (3 pitches). 2 outs.
PINCH-HITTING: Alex Dickerson pinch-hitting for Austin Slater. 
HOME RUN: Alex Dickerson hits a solo home run off Giovanny Gallegos (5 pitches). STL 3 SF 1
Estrada strikes out swinging (6 pitches). 3 outs.
Giants scored a run, off the pinch-hit homer by Alex Dickerson.

End of 8th Inning:
STL 3, SF 1

Top of 9th Inning:
Due Up:
5. Edman, 1-3
6. DeJong
7. Bader, 0-3
PITCHING CHANGE: James Shefry (RHP) replaces Zack Littell, as Giants Pitcher. He will bat 2nd in Giants Lineup.
DEFENSIVE SUBSTITUTION: Chadwick Tromp replaces Alex Dickerson, playing catcher.
DEFENSIVE SWITCHES: LaMonte Wade stays in the game to play left field. Mike Yastrzemski stays in the game to play right field. 
Edman hits a lead-off single to left field (5 pitches). Runner on 1st.
Alex Reyes (RHP) warming up in Giants Bullpen.
DeJong gets hit by a pitch (1 pitch). Edman moves to 2nd. Runners on 1st & 2nd.
RBI-SINGLE: Bader hits an RBI-Single to center field (4 pitches). Edman scores. DeJong advances to 2nd.  Runners on 1st & 2nd. STL 4, SF 1
Sosa sac bunts to Sherfy (4 pitches). Sherfy to Solano at first. DeJong and Bader move 90 feet. Runners on 2nd & 3rd. 1 out.
PINCH-HITTING: Jose Rondon pinch-hitting for Giovanny Gallegos (4 pitches). 
RBI-SACRIFICE-FLY: Rondon hits an RBI-Sacrifice-Fly to Duggar (4 pitches). DeJong scores. Runner on 2nd. 2 outs. STL 5, SF 1
With Carlson at-bat, Bader advances to 3rd on a wild pitch by Sherfy. Runner on 3rd. 
Cabrera and Reyes are warming up in Cardinals Bullpen.
Carlson draws a base on balls (6 pitches). Runners on 1st & 3rd.
Goldschmidt flies out to Yastrzemski (2 pitches). 3 outs.
Cardinals scored 2 runs, in their half of 9th Inning.

Middle of 9th Inning:
STL 5, SF 1

Bottom of 9th Inning:
Due Up:
3. Flores, 1-3
4. Ruf, 0-1
5. Solano, 0-3
PITCHING CHANGE: Alex Reyes (RHP) replaces Giovanny Gallegos, as Cardinals Pitcher.
​Flores draws a base on balls (7 pitches). Runner on 1st.
Ruf singles to right center field (2 pitches). Flores moves to 3rd. Runners on 1st & 3rd.
RBI-SINGLE: Solano hits an RBI-Single to right field (2 pitches). Flores scores. Ruf advances to 2nd. Runners on 1st & 2nd. STL 5, SF 2
CARDINALS MOUND VISIT #2: MVR: STL 3, SF 3
Genesis Cabrera (LHP) warming up in Cardinals Bullpen.
With Crawford at-bat, Ruf and Solano move 90 feet on the wild pitch by Reyes. Runners on 2nd & 3rd.
Crawford flies out to DeJong (5 pitches). 1 out.
Duggar hits an RBI-grounds out to DeJong (1 pitch). Ruf scores. Solano moves to 3rd. Runner on 3rd. 2 outs. STL 5, SF 3
Wade strikes out swinging (3 pitches). 3 outs.
Giants get 2 runs, but come up short to end the Game.

Final:
STL 5, SF 3
STL: (42-44)
SF: (53-31)
W: Kim (3-5)
L: Gausman (8-3)
PoG: Kim (STL) W, QS, 7 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 2 K, 2 BB
ToG: 3:04

Final Thoughts: 
It was a pitcher's dual between Kevin Gausman and Kwang Hyun Kim. But Kim gets a 2-run triple by Matt Carpenter to give him the lead. It became a battle of the benches and bullpens, where the Cardinals won in the late innings.

Same two teams tomorrow night. Adam Wainwright will start for the Cardinals. While Johnny Cueto will start for the Giants.

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