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’s St. Louis Cardinals take on the San Francisco Giants on Sept. 28 at 4:05 PM ET, and will see starting pitcher Tristan Beck on the mound. Donovan recorded one hit in his

Giants rookie right-hander Hayden Birdsong (5-6) struck out 10 of the initial 15 Cardinals hitters and finished with 11 strikeouts in his 16th start for San Francisco — one off his career high. It marked Birdsong’s second career double-digit strikeout game after fanning 12 at Colorado on July 21.

Brendan Donovan went hitless in his previous game (0-for-4 with an RBI), but will have another crack at it when the St. Louis Cardinals take on Kyle Freeland and the Colorado Rockies on Thursday