POSTGAME NOTES San Francisco Giants (19-25) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (21-19) Saturday, May 20, 2017 13 Innings R H E Starting Pitcher (Pitch Count) Pitcher of Record San Francisco 3 7 0 Jeff Samardzija (105 pitches/75 strikes) WIN: Hunter Strickland (1-1) St. Louis 1 10 0 Carlos Martínez (93 pitches/65 strikes) LOSS: Kevin Siegrist (0-1) SAVE: Mark Melancon (8) First Pitch: 6:15 p.m. Gametime Temperature: 79° – Mostly Cloudy Time of Game: 3:42 Attendance: 45,072 Rain Delay: 8:48 to 9:30 (0:42) Cardinals Notes (Extra Innings: 2-4) Carlos Martínez made his team-leading 9th start of the season, first against the Giants in 2017 (0-0) and third career start (5th app.) vs. the Giants (2-1)…entered on a three-start win streak and is 3-0 in May…threw a career-high 9.0 innings…threw 93 pitches and was the last Cardinals pitcher to throw 9.0 innings and 93 pitches or less since Jaime Garcia (8/22/2010 vs. SF, 89 pitches)…is the first Cardinals pitcher to throw 9.0 innings or more and not factor in the decision since Chris Carpenter (6/5/2011 vs. CHI) threw 9.0 as the Cardinals won 3-2 in 10 innings on a walk-off home run by Albert Pujols…most recent Cardinals pitcher to throw 9.0 scoreless innings and not earn a win since Matt Morris (5/2/2004 vs. CHI) in a 1-0 win in 10 innings on a Scott Rolen walk-off single…Cardinals were 7-0 when Martínez threw 8.0 or more innings before tonight. Kolten Wong left the game in the top of the 4th inning with left elbow discomfort. Greg Garcia posted his 4th multi-hit game of the season and first since 4/27 vs. TOR (Game 2)…posted his first hit since 5/6 at ATL. Yadier Molina has reached base safely in each of his last 15 games and extended his hitting streak to 10 games (12-45, .267) with a single in the 2nd inning. Jedd Gyorko extended his hitting streak to six games (8-27, .296), posted his 11th multi-hit game of the season. Kevin Siegrist threw a season-high 32 pitches, three shy of his career high of 35 in 2014 vs. SD and 2015 at CLE…surrendered three runs, his second highest total of the season (4, 4/10 at WSH). Jhonny Peralta has a successful pinch-hit single in each of his last three pinch-hit at-bats, all against the Giants (tonight, last night and 9/18 at SF). Stephen Piscotty recorded his 250th career hit with a two-out RBI single in the 13th inning…recorded his first RBI since 4/27 vs. TOR (Game 2), also his last stolen base. The Cardinals have lost four games in a row for the first time since 6/14-19/2016 when they dropped five straight (0-2 vs. HOU & 0-3 vs. TEX)…have four losses in extra innings, tied with the Mets for most extra inning losses in the National League. Giants Notes (Extra Innings: 5-2) Jeff Samardzija made his ninth start of the season, first against the Cardinals in 2017 (0-0) and 11th career start (22nd app.) vs. the Cardinals (4-4)…has not earned a win vs. STL since 6/18/13 w/CHI…has thrown 6.2 innings or more in each of his last five starts this season…threw 8.0 scoreless innings, his first scoreless start of 8.0 innings or more since 9/21/15 at DET (9.0 IP, 1 H, 88 pitches)…is on a career-best four start streak without a walk (133 total batters faced), with his last walk on 4/28 vs. SD (Jabari Blash)…has struck out eight or more batters in each of his last four starts (36 total). Eduardo Núñez extended his hitting streak to seven games (11-29, .379) with a single in the 8th inning…posted his 13th multi-hit game (2nd on team to Posey, 16)…recorded his 4th career outfield assist. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE… Josh Osich became the first Giants pitcher to pitch 1/3rd of an inning, allow one hit to one batter faced since George Kontos (9/15/15 vs. CIN) when Ivan DeJesus thrown out at the plate on a hit by Ramon Cabrera. Derek Law made his 3rd appearance of four outs or more this season, all three scoreless. Denard Span extended his hitting streak to eight games (14-38, .368) with a single in the 12th inning. Christian Arroyo is 2-for-3 with 5 RBI and two doubles in bases loaded situations…recorded his first hit in extra innings after starting his career 0-for-7 in extra frames…finished a 12-pitch at-bat in the 13th inning with a two-RBI double…was his 3rd career go-ahead and game-winning RBI. Hunter Strickland earned his first win since 6/18/2016 at TAM and first against a National League opponent since back-to-back wins at ARI (5/14-15/2016). Mark Melancon allowed a run for his 3rd appearance out of 13 this season…his 18 saves (18 Sv/19 Opp) vs. STL are his most against any MLB opponent. The Giants have five wins in extra innings, the most in the National League and 2nd in MLB to Baltimore (7)…have won eight of their last 10 games…are 20-18 at Busch Stadium III…are one win away from sweeping the Cardinals for the first time since 2001 (last in STL: 6/5-7/1998)...are 5-13 when allowing double-digit hits this season. Home Runs NONE .