​Shay Whitcomb of the Giants is lifted off the ground by Christian Koss after he singled in the winning run against the St. Louis Cardinals in the 11th inning at Oracle Park on September 7, 2026 in San Francisco. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
At this point in the season, the San Francisco Giants languishing near the bottom of the NL West and less than three weeks remaining during the season, Logan Webb could have opted to skip a start after some checkered outings.He’s consistently at or near the lead for MLB innings pitched, so a slightly early end to the season wouldn’t be amiss for the team’s workhorse. Instead, Webb came out with honed mechanics Monday and snapped back into his usual form in a game the Giants won 5-4 in 11 innings, with Shay Whitcomb’s little bouncer to short sending in placed runner Nate Furman from third.The ninth unraveled enough to cost Webb a win, though, with the Cardinals reaching on two infield singles to kick things off against Dylan Smith, working in his second inning. St. Louis then took the lead in the 10th when Leo Bernal’s bloop to right off Jason Foley scored placed runner Alex Burleson.But Bryce Eldridge was a busy man Monday night, and tied the game with a single in the bottom of the 10th inning. Foley held the Cardinals scoreless in the 11th with an assist to Eldridge for a great scoop to end the game.Webb gave up just three hits one run, on Burleson’s two-out homer in the sixth, in what became Webb’s final inning. His eight strikeouts matched his season high, and he got 19 swinging strikes, six of them with his sweeper. His pace was brisk working with veteran backup catcher Andrew Knizner. He’s also more than comfortable at his longtime home; he has a 3.26 ERA at Oracle Park this season, against 5.29 on the road.Eldridge, splitting time at first with Rafael Devers, put a bow on Webb’s night, diving to his right for a 102.1 mph liner by Bernal, rolling and popping up with a big smile for the Giants starter after putting an end to the sixth.Giants 5, Cardinals 4 (11)St. LouisSan FranciscoabrhbiabrhbiTotals41494Totals365105Torres 2b4010Hill lf4200Stanek p0000Devers dh3121O’Brien p0000Eldridge 1b4023Prieto ph0000Cox cf-2b4010Soriano p0000Lee rf4010Herrera c3010Basabe 2b3010Scott pr0000Gilbert ph-cf2000Pagés c0000Furman 2b0100Fermín ph-2b1001Knizner c3000Burleson 1b5211Cavanaugh ph-c1000Walker rf4010Whitcomb 3b5021Bernal dh-c5011Koss ss3110Gorman 3b4100Báez lf5110Saggese ss5020Church cf5011St. Louis00000110110-4San Francisco10101000011-5E: McGreevy (1). DP: St. Louis 2, San Francisco 0. LOB: St. Louis 12, San Francisco 10. 2B: Church (12), Devers 2 (36), Eldridge (21). HR: Burleson (22). SB: Prieto (1). SF: Fermín (4), Eldridge (3). S: Cox (4), Cavanaugh (3).IPHRERBBSOSt. LouisMcGreevy62-363224Bruihl11-300001Stanek120011O’Brien BS,36-43111020Soriano L,6-41-311000San FranciscoWebb631128Harris H,4111012Smith BS,4-812-341110Sanmartin1-300001Foley W,3-1211010ABS Challenge: Burleson (Strike-Confirmed); Webb (Ball-Ove