Oakland Athletics @ St. Louis Cardinals
Athletics Hitting
a-singled to left for Brown in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BRuiz (20, Hudson)
- HRButler (1, 7th inning off Hudson 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBIButler 2 (2)
- GIDPJ. Diaz
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP0-5 (Kemp 0-2, Rooker 0-1, J. Diaz 0-1, Gelof 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBRuiz (47, 2nd base off Hudson/Knizner)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Kemp-J. Diaz)
- AssistsKemp (Knizner at 3rd base)
Cardinals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
T. EdmanSS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .282 | .383 | .454 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .279 | .368 | .458 |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .287 | .334 | .513 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 | .287 | .405 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .236 | .315 | .394 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .263 | .328 | .428 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .261 | .294 | .484 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .172 | .226 | .224 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .251 | .314 | .433 |
| 37 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
- Batting
- 2BGoldschmidt 2 (25, Watkins, Neal); Motter (3, Scott); Knizner (7, Watkins); Nootbaar (18, Watkins)
- HRArenado (25, 1st inning off Watkins 1 on, 0 Out); Edman (11, 8th inning off Neal 0 on, 0 Out); Walker (11, 1st inning off Watkins 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIGoldschmidt (62), Arenado 2 (84), Knizner (27), Edman (37), Walker (34)
- 2Out RBIWalker
- Team LOB11
- Team RISP2-13 (Goldschmidt 0-2, Arenado 2-2, Motter 0-2, O'Neill 0-2, Edman 0-2, Burleson 0-2, Walker 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Edman-Motter-Goldschmidt)
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
S. Watkins(L, 0-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 90-58 | 10.38 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-4 | 3.11 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24-13 | 6.19 |
| 2.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50-32 | 6.23 |
| 8.0 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 171-107 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedNeal 9/12; Pruitt 1/2; Scott 1/6; Watkins 10/21
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesNeal-8-5-10-9; Pruitt-2-0-0-2; Scott-6-0-3-4; Watkins-14-8-21-15
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsNeal 2-2; Pruitt 1-1; Scott 2-0; Watkins 3-5
- Game ScoresS Watkins 31
Cardinals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Hudson(W, 4-0) |
D. VerHagen(H, 11) |
J. King(H, 4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 101-70 | 4.03 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-6 | 4.31 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-6 | 4.84 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-9 | 3.60 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 128-91 |
- Pitching
- HBPRuiz (by Hudson); Gelof (by VerHagen)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedVerHagen 3/3; Hudson 18/27; Romero 3/3; King 2/2
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesVerHagen-1-2-1-2; Hudson-16-10-22-22; Romero-4-4-0-1; King-3-0-1-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsVerHagen 0-2; Hudson 11-6; Romero 1-0; King 1-0
- Game ScoresD Hudson 58
Scoring Summary
Inning | OAK | STL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Goldschmidt doubled to center, Nootbaar scored. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1st | Arenado homered to left (395 feet), Goldschmidt scored. | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1st | Walker homered to left center (405 feet). | 0 | 4 | ||
| 4th | Knizner doubled to left, Walker scored. | 0 | 5 | ||
| 7th | Butler homered to right center (437 feet), Soderstrom scored. | 2 | 5 | ||
| 8th | Edman homered to right center (424 feet). | 2 | 6 | ||
STL wins 2-1
Game Information
Busch Stadium
12:45 AM, 16 August 2023
St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 32,528
Game Time:2:41
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - David Rackley
- First Base Umpire - Larry Vanover
- Second Base Umpire - Nate Tomlinson
- Third Base Umpire - Edwin Moscoso
2025 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 97 | 65 | .599 | - | W1 |
| Chicago | 92 | 70 | .568 | 5 | W3 |
| Cincinnati | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | L1 |
| St. Louis | 78 | 84 | .481 | 19 | L4 |
| Pittsburgh | 71 | 91 | .438 | 26 | L1 |

