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Athletics at St. Louis Cardinals

MLBSeptember 3, 2025Busch Stadium

AthleticsSacramentoATH64-77

Athletics 1, Cardinals 5

Final
CardinalsSt. LouisSTLWon70-71
Score by inning
Team123456789RHE
ATH000000010190
STL00200012–570

W Matthew LiberatoreL Jeffrey SpringsSV JoJo Romero

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Shea Langeliers flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.
  2.  Jacob Wilson grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  3.  Nick Kurtz called out on strikes.

Bot 1st

  1.  Masyn Winn grounds out, second baseman Zack Gelof to first baseman Nick Kurtz.
  2.  Iván Herrera strikes out swinging.
  3.  Lars Nootbaar grounds out, second baseman Zack Gelof to first baseman Nick Kurtz.

Top 2nd

  1.  Brent Rooker doubles (36) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Lars Nootbaar.ATH 57%
  2.  Colby Thomas grounds out, third baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Willson Contreras.ATH 52%
  3.  Zack Gelof called out on strikes.
  4.  Darell Hernaiz walks.
  5.  Lawrence Butler called out on strikes.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Willson Contreras singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lawrence Butler.STL 60%
  2.  Thomas Saggese strikes out swinging.
  3.  Nolan Gorman singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Brent Rooker. Willson Contreras to 3rd.STL 64%
  4.  Pedro Pagés strikes out swinging.STL 56%
  5.  Jordan Walker grounds out, second baseman Zack Gelof to first baseman Nick Kurtz.

Top 3rd

  1.  Willie MacIver pops out to first baseman Willson Contreras in foul territory.
  2.  Shea Langeliers strikes out swinging.
  3.  Jacob Wilson singles on a line drive to left fielder Lars Nootbaar.
  4.  Nick Kurtz strikes out swinging.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Victor Scott II bunt grounds out, pitcher Jeffrey Springs to first baseman Nick Kurtz.
  2.  Masyn Winn singles on a line drive to center fielder Lawrence Butler.
  3.  Iván Herrera walks. Masyn Winn to 2nd.
  4.  Lars Nootbaar lines out sharply to right fielder Brent Rooker. Masyn Winn to 3rd.STL 56%
  5.  Willson Contreras singles on a line drive to right fielder Brent Rooker. Masyn Winn scores. Iván Herrera scores. Willson Contreras out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Brent Rooker to second baseman Zack Gelof to catcher Willie MacIver to shortstop Jacob Wilson.STL 76%

Top 4th

  1.  Brent Rooker singles on a line drive to left fielder Lars Nootbaar.STL 71%
  2.  Colby Thomas flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.
  3.  Zack Gelof strikes out swinging.
  4.  Darell Hernaiz flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.

Bot 4th

  1.  Thomas Saggese grounds out, shortstop Jacob Wilson to first baseman Nick Kurtz.
  2.  Nolan Gorman singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jacob Wilson.
  3.  Pedro Pagés grounds into a double play, shortstop Jacob Wilson to first baseman Nick Kurtz. Nolan Gorman out at 2nd. Pedro Pagés out at 1st.

Top 5th

  1.  Lawrence Butler strikes out swinging.
  2.  Willie MacIver grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  3.  Shea Langeliers singles on a line drive to left fielder Lars Nootbaar.
  4.  Jacob Wilson flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.

Bot 5th

  1.  Jordan Walker lines out sharply to center fielder Lawrence Butler.
  2.  Victor Scott II called out on strikes.
  3.  Masyn Winn pops out to third baseman Darell Hernaiz in foul territory.

Top 6th

  1.  Nick Kurtz flies out to left fielder Lars Nootbaar.
  2.  Brent Rooker called out on strikes.
  3.  Tyler Soderstrom strikes out swinging.

Bot 6th

  1.  Iván Herrera lines out sharply to center fielder Lawrence Butler.
  2.  Lars Nootbaar grounds out, pitcher Jeffrey Springs to first baseman Nick Kurtz.
  3.  Willson Contreras grounds out, third baseman Darell Hernaiz to first baseman Nick Kurtz.

Top 7th

  1.  Zack Gelof grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  2.  Darell Hernaiz walks.
  3.  Lawrence Butler singles on a ground ball to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. Darell Hernaiz to 2nd.STL 76%
  4.  Carlos Cortes grounds into a force out, first baseman Willson Contreras to shortstop Masyn Winn. Darell Hernaiz to 3rd. Lawrence Butler out at 2nd. Carlos Cortes to 1st.STL 82%
  5.  Shea Langeliers grounds into a force out, shortstop Masyn Winn to second baseman Thomas Saggese. Carlos Cortes out at 2nd.

Bot 7th

  1.  Thomas Saggese grounds out, shortstop Jacob Wilson to first baseman Nick Kurtz.
  2.  Nolan Gorman homers (14) on a fly ball to right center field.STL 94%
  3.  Pedro Pagés grounds out, pitcher Elvis Alvarado to first baseman Nick Kurtz.
  4.  Jordan Walker called out on strikes.

Top 8th

  1.  Jacob Wilson pops out to third baseman Nolan Gorman.
  2.  Nick Kurtz homers (28) on a fly ball to left field.STL 89%
  3.  Brent Rooker doubles (37) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Lars Nootbaar.STL 83%
  4.  Tyler Soderstrom singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II. Brent Rooker to 3rd.STL 74%
  5.  Zack Gelof strikes out swinging.STL 86%
  6.  Athletics challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Darell Hernaiz grounds out, third baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Willson Contreras.STL 91%

Bot 8th

  1.  Victor Scott II grounds out to first baseman Nick Kurtz.
  2.  Masyn Winn walks.
  3.  Iván Herrera grounds out, shortstop Jacob Wilson to first baseman Nick Kurtz. Masyn Winn to 2nd.
  4.  Tyler Ferguson intentionally walks Lars Nootbaar.
  5.  Willson Contreras triples (1) on a line drive to center fielder Lawrence Butler. Masyn Winn scores. Lars Nootbaar scores.STL 99%
  6.  Thomas Saggese flies out to right fielder Brent Rooker.

Top 9th

  1.  Lawrence Butler singles on a ground ball to center fielder Victor Scott II.
  2.  Brett Harris grounds into a double play, third baseman Nolan Gorman to second baseman Thomas Saggese to first baseman Willson Contreras. Lawrence Butler out at 2nd. Brett Harris out at 1st.
  3.  Shea Langeliers grounds out, second baseman Thomas Saggese to first baseman Willson Contreras.

Bot 3rd

  1.  ATH 0, STL 2Willson Contreras singles on a line drive to right fielder Brent Rooker. Masyn Winn scores. Iván Herrera scores. Willson Contreras out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Brent Rooker to second baseman Zack Gelof to catcher Willie MacIver to shortstop Jacob Wilson.STL 76%

Bot 7th

  1.  ATH 0, STL 3Nolan Gorman homers (14) on a fly ball to right center field.STL 94%

Top 8th

  1.  ATH 1, STL 3Nick Kurtz homers (28) on a fly ball to left field.STL 89%

Bot 8th

  1.  ATH 1, STL 5Willson Contreras triples (1) on a line drive to center fielder Lawrence Butler. Masyn Winn scores. Lars Nootbaar scores.STL 99%

Win probability

Bot 3rd · Biggest swing #1 · ATH 0–2 STL

Willson Contreras singles on a line drive to right fielder Brent Rooker. Masyn Winn scores. Iván Herrera scores. Willson Contreras out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Brent Rooker to second baseman Zack Gelof to catcher Willie MacIver to shortstop Jacob Wilson.

See it in the scoring summary
STL 76%STL +20 pts

Game leaders

AthleticsSacramento

CardinalsSt. Louis

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Shea Langeliers C5010001.260
Jacob Wilson SS4010000.315
Nick Kurtz 1B4111102.308
Brent Rooker RF4030001.271
Colby Thomas LF2000000.225
Tyler Soderstrom LF2010001.272
Zack Gelof 2B4000003.169
Darell Hernaiz 3B2000020.243
Lawrence Butler CF4020002.235
Willie MacIver C2000000.195
Carlos Cortes PH1000000.295
Elvis Alvarado P0000000.000
Tyler Ferguson P0000000.000
Brett Harris PH1000000.225
Totals351911210

2B: Rooker 2.HR: Kurtz.RBI: Kurtz.SB: Rooker.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Jeffrey Springs L6.052214874.13
Elvis Alvarado1.011101223.86
Tyler Ferguson1.012220205.44

Video

3:00Athletics vs. Cardinals HighlightsMLB video
1:40Matthew Liberatore fans seven batters1:11Jeffrey Springs strikes out four batters0:48Nolan Gorman nabs Darell Hernaiz after review0:14Jeffrey Springs escapes jam
All 15 clips

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