What we learned as Andrew Knizner helps Giants avoid being swept by Cardinals

SAN FRANCISCO — A day after they were officially eliminated from the MLB playoff race, the Giants at least made sure that they didn’t get swept. Against his former teammates, Andrew Knizner drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth with his first triple in 322 career games, leading the Giants to a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. The Giants won’t finish this season with a winning record, but they can still finish at .500 by winning out, and Knizner helped get them back on the right track. KNIZNER OFF TO THE RACES pic.twitter.com/0F3Frn2OUL — SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) September 25, 2025 After each team scored a couple of early runs, the Giants took advantage of a big mistake in the fourth. Right fielder Jordan Walker dropped Christian Koss’ fly ball and the Giants played good situational baseball from there. Drew Gilbert moved Koss over and Knizner drove him in with a deep fly ball. For a second straight night, the Cardinals rallied late. But Koss led off the bottom of the eighth with a single and Knizner hit a sharp line drive to center that got past a diving Victor Scott II. As it rolled to...