St. Louis came up with 2 runs in the 6th inning. San Francisco made it exciting in the 9th, but they were unable to push the needed runs across.
Danny Cox(5-6) went 8 innings allowing 3 runs for the victory. Cox got help from Jeff Lahti who earned his 15th save. The losing pitcher was Dave Lapoint(4-11). He gave up 4 runs and 4 hits in 5 and 2/3 innings.