SAN FRANCISCO -- Brendan Donovan hit a solo homer in the third and followed it up with an RBI single two innings later and Alec Burleson drove in three runs, leading the St. Louis Cardinals past the San Francisco Giants 6-1 on Sunday.

Brendan Donovan hit a solo homer in the third and followed it up with an RBI single two innings later and Alec Burleson drove in three runs, leading the St. Louis Cardinals past the San Francisco Giants 6-1.

San Francisco Giants second baseman Donovan Walton, left, tags out St. Louis Cardinals' Alec Burleson, right, who was attempting to steal second during the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, in San Francisco.