SF Giants keep hopes of .500 finish alive with 6-5 win over Cardinals

The Giants can avoid a fourth losing record in six seasons under Farhan Zaidi with a win in Sunday’s finale.

San Francisco Giants’ Matt Chapman, right, is congratulated by Tyler Fitzgerald after scoring on a single by Patrick Bailey during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in San Francisco, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.

After St. Louis plated three to tie the game in the seventh, Tyler Fitzgerald scored the decisive run in the bottom of the eighth when Brett Wisely laid down a successful bunt. The Cardinals’ pitcher airmailed the throw into right field, and Fitzgerald raced home all the way from first base.

The 28-year-old right-hander finished a difficult year off the field with a 1.69 ERA — and a clean bill of health — and will enter next spring competing with Landen Roupp, Mason Black, Keaton Winn, Hayden Birdsong, Kyle Harrison and Carson Whisenhunt for a spot in the major-league rotation or bullpen.

Already this month, Chapman has signed a $151 million contract extension, celebrated the birth of his first child and on Friday was presented the Willie Mac award, the prestigious annual honor voted on by teammates and coaches. The next afternoon he was back at it, etching his name in the organization’s record books.

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