Blade Tidwell RHP
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.82
135th
WHIP
1.29
62nd
K/9
7.33
150th
BB/9
3.86
127th
P-Score39i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.16
128th
OPS/R
–
IP
46.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
6.75
FinalFinal lineupsNL West / NL Central
San Francisco Giants 10, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Final Score and Game Recap
Final score, pitching lines and standings context.
7:45 PM ET · Busch StadiumGame-day snapshot Sep 17, 2:01 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 9, 5:00 AM ET
Pitching recap
| Pitcher | Team | Role | IP | H | ER | BB | K | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blade Tidwell | SF | StarterWin | 6.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 95 |
| Andre Pallante | STL | StarterLoss | 5.0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 99 |
Scoring by inning
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Giants | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 0 |
 St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Top hitters
Bryce Eldridge2-for-4 · 1 HR · 3 RBI · 1 BB
Turner Hill2-for-4 · 1 HR · 3 RBI · 1 BB
Alec Burleson1-for-3 · 1 HR · 1 RBI
Christian Koss3-for-5 · 2 RBI
Grant McCray1-for-3 · 1 RBI · 1 R
Matchup at a glance
PitcherStat calculationPregame contextStarting pitchers
Andre Pallante RHP
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.45
85th
WHIP
1.23
100th
K/9
6.29
208th
BB/9
2.77
73rd
P-Score51i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.62
18th
OPS/R
–
IP
146.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.30
Pallante Meets a Giants Team Searching for a Road Reset
San Francisco comes to St. Louis on a four-game skid and with a 26–50 road record, numbers that make a turnaround difficult to assume. Andre Pallante offers the Cardinals a steady opening plan at 3.45 ERA, 3.64 FIP and 1.23 WHIP. Blade Tidwell has worked only 46.2 innings and sits at 4.82 ERA. The Giants have still taken three of four in the season series, so this matchup has not followed the broader standings. San Francisco’s bigger problem is sustaining offense away from home; Pallante is well positioned to make that challenge harder.
How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix
Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.
Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand
Lineup strength vs today's starter
Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.
SF.698
−35 ptsOPS edge
STL
.733
Slight edge: STL
Lineups
Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Team comparison
SF·STLAVG.245 13th.239 23rd
OPS.706 23rd.691 29th
Home runs178 20th167 24th
Runs669 26th720 16th
OBP.306 29th.313 22nd
SLG.400 16th.378 29th
SF·STL1stMLB rank30th
SFSTL
SFSTL
SFSTL
SFSTL
SF·STL1stMLB rank30th
no league rank
no league rank
SFSTL
SF·STL+24724th
Run differential
+25322nd
65–97 Record77–85
4–6 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
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2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—4
Frequently asked
Who is starting for the Giants?+
Blade Tidwell (4.82 ERA, 0–2) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Cardinals?+
Andre Pallante (3.45 ERA, 12–6) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:45 PM ET at Busch Stadium.
Where is the game being played?+
Busch Stadium, home of the St. Louis Cardinals.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Giants and Cardinals performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Cardinals 4–2 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Blade Tidwell is at 39; Andre Pallante is at 51. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.