Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
San Francisco 4, St. Louis 2
Tuesday, August 7, 2012 8:15 PM
When: 8:15 PM ET, Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Where: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Temperature: 95°
Umpires: Home - Jordan Baker, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Brian Runge, 3B - Marvin Hudson
Attendance: 41293
Final Scoring Summary
 
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San Francisco 3000010004110
St. Louis 0010100002100
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
San Francisco 60-50 32-23 28-27 W1
St. Louis 60-50 33-22 27-28 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the St. Louis Cardinals have a 33-22 record at home this season. The San Francisco Giants have a 28-27 record on the road.
  • St. Louis has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Cardinals have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • San Francisco has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Giants have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Barry Zito pitched 6.2 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.19. Jeremy Affeldt closed out the game to get the save and has 3 saves for the season. Lance Lynn took the loss for St. Louis.
  • Allen Craig (2) hit homeruns for St. Louis. Buster Posey had the only homerun for San Francisco.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
San Francisco   St. Louis
Barry Zito Player Lance Lynn
Win W/L Loss
6.2 IP 6.0
4 Strikeouts 6
8 Hits 8
2.70 ERA 6.00
Hitting
San Francisco   St. Louis
Joaquin Arias Player Allen Craig
2 Hits 2
1 RBI 2
0 HR 2
3 TB 8
.500 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
San Francisco 11 1 17 .324 6 4 3 2 0
St. Louis 10 2 18 .278 6 2 1 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • St. Louis will play their next game at home against San Francisco. The Cardinals have a W/L % of .567 after a win and .520 after a loss.
  • San Francisco will play their next game on the road against St. Louis. The Giants have a W/L % of .525 after a win and .569 after a loss.