Athletics
64 - 75 .460
F
September 01, 2025, 2:15 PM
Busch Stadium
Busch Stadium
700 Clark Street, St. Louis, MO, 63102
3
St. Louis Cardinals
68 - 71 .489| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 0 |
| ST. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
W: Luis Morales
(W, 3-0)
5.2 IP, 2 ER, 8 K, BB
L: Sonny Gray
(L, 12-8)
6.0 IP, 7 ER, 5 K, 3 BB
Top Performers
Bleday
2-5 | 2 HR, K, 3 RBI
Gelof
3-5 | HR, 2B, 2 K
Wilson, J
3-4 | 2B, 2 R
Athletics Batting
| Order | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lawrence Butler CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .232 |
| 2 | Jacob Wilson SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 |
| 3 | Brent Rooker DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
| 4 | Tyler Soderstrom 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .271 |
| 5 | Darell Hernaiz 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .252 |
| 6 | Colby Thomas LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .234 |
| 7 | JJ Bleday RF | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .210 |
| 8 | Zack Gelof 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .173 |
| 9 | Willie MacIver C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Totals | 40 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 6 | .254 |
BATTING
2B Hernaiz (4, Gray, S) Rooker (35, Gray, S) Gelof (2, Fernandez) Wilson, J (20, Roycroft) Soderstrom (28, Roycroft).
HR Bleday 2 (12, 4th inning off Gray, S, 1 on, 2 out, 6th inning off Gray, S, 0 on, 1 out) Gelof (2, 4th inning off Gray, S, 0 on, 2 out).
TB Bleday 8 Butler, L Gelof 7 Hernaiz 3 Rooker 2 Soderstrom 3 Thomas, C Wilson, J 4.
RBI Bleday 3 (32) Butler, L (54) Gelof (6) MacIver (8) Rooker (80) Soderstrom 3 (81) Thomas, C (14).
2-out RBI Soderstrom 2 Bleday 2 Gelof.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Thomas, C 2 Soderstrom Hernaiz.
SAC Wilson, J.
GIDP Thomas, C.
Team RISP 6-for-17.
Team LOB 6.
BASERUNNING
CS Gelof (2, 2nd base by Gray, S/Pagés, P).
Athletics Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Morales | 5.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1.59 |
| Justin Sterner | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.64 |
| Scott McGough | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 4.82 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
WP Morales.
HBP Church (by Sterner).
Pitches-strikes Morales 91-60 Sterner 24-14 McGough 31-22 Gray, S 82-55 Fernandez 19-13 Roycroft 21-14.
Groundouts-flyouts Morales 2-2 Sterner 0-0 McGough 0-2 Gray, S 8-4 Fernandez 3-0 Roycroft 3-1.
Batters faced Morales 23 Sterner 6 McGough 8 Gray, S 30 Fernandez 7 Roycroft 7.
Inherited runners-scored Sterner 2-0 Fernandez 2-1 Roycroft 1-1.
Umpires HP: Marvin Hudson. 1B: Ryan Blakney. 2B: Tom Hanahan. 3B: Junior Valentine.
Weather 79 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind 5 mph, In From LF.
First pitch 1:18 PM.
T 2:39.
Att 22,670.
Venue Busch Stadium.
September 1, 2025
St. Louis Cardinals Batting
| Order | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lars Nootbaar LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 |
| b- Garrett Hampson LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .145 | |
| 2 | Iván Herrera DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
| 3 | Willson Contreras 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .251 |
| 4 | Nolan Gorman 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .214 |
| 5 | Masyn Winn SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .256 |
| César Prieto PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | |
| 6 | Thomas Saggese 2B-SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .254 |
| 7 | Pedro Pagés C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .229 |
| a- José Fermín PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .346 | |
| 8 | Jordan Walker RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .220 |
| 9 | Nathan Church CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .108 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 | .247 |
a-Struck out for Winn in the 8th.
b-Singled for Pagés, P in the 9th.
BATTING
2B Saggese (12, McGough).
HR Herrera (12, 4th inning off Morales, 0 on, 0 out).
TB Fermín Herrera 4 Nootbaar 3 Pagés, P Saggese 2 Winn.
RBI Fermín (3) Herrera (51) Winn (51).
2-out RBI Winn.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Saggese Gorman Herrera.
Team RISP 2-for-7.
Team LOB 7.
FIELDING
E Gray, S (1, pickoff) Saggese 2 (8, fielding, fielding).
Outfield assists Church (Thomas, C at 2nd base).
DP (Gorman-Saggese-Contreras, Wn).
St. Louis Cardinals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonny Gray | 6.0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4.43 |
| Ryan Fernandez | 1.1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.59 |
| Chris Roycroft | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4.30 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
WP Morales.
HBP Church (by Sterner).
Pitches-strikes Morales 91-60 Sterner 24-14 McGough 31-22 Gray, S 82-55 Fernandez 19-13 Roycroft 21-14.
Groundouts-flyouts Morales 2-2 Sterner 0-0 McGough 0-2 Gray, S 8-4 Fernandez 3-0 Roycroft 3-1.
Batters faced Morales 23 Sterner 6 McGough 8 Gray, S 30 Fernandez 7 Roycroft 7.
Inherited runners-scored Sterner 2-0 Fernandez 2-1 Roycroft 1-1.
Umpires HP: Marvin Hudson. 1B: Ryan Blakney. 2B: Tom Hanahan. 3B: Junior Valentine.
Weather 79 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind 5 mph, In From LF.
First pitch 1:18 PM.
T 2:39.
Att 22,670.
Venue Busch Stadium.
September 1, 2025