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Giants take final two of weekend set with Cardinals

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May 9th, 2022 by admin

The San Francisco Giants took the final two games of their weekend series against the St. Louis Cardinals. The Giants won 13-7 on Saturday and 4-3 on Sunday.

The Giants hit three home runs and blew out the Cardinals 13-7 on Saturday. Wilmer Flores got the party started with a 3-run blast in the 1st. Darin Ruf and Mauricio Dubon each had a solo shot in the 2nd. The Giants racked up 8 runs in the first two innings.

On Sunday the the Giants scored 3 in the 2nd and 1 in the 6th to squeeze out the win. Darin Ruf had 2 hits and 1 run. Matt Yastrzemski and LaMonte Wade Jr. both had 2 RBI for the Giants. Paul Goldschmidt, Juan Yepez, and Dylan Carlson each had two hits for the Cardinals. San Fran improved to 16-12 and the Cardinals fell to 16-12.

Next up for St. Louis is a home game against Baltimore on Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. We’ll have coverage on KJAN with pregame starting at 5:50 p.m.