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Athletics at St. Louis Cardinals

MLBSeptember 1, 2025Busch Stadium

AthleticsSacramentoATHWon64-75

Athletics 11, Cardinals 3

Final
CardinalsSt. LouisSTL68-71
Score by inning
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W Luis MoralesL Sonny Gray

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Lawrence Butler walks.
  2.  Jacob Wilson singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Lawrence Butler to 2nd.ATH 60%
  3.  Brent Rooker flies out to center fielder Nathan Church.ATH 54%
  4.  Tyler Soderstrom strikes out on a foul tip.STL 51%
  5.  Darell Hernaiz walks. Lawrence Butler to 3rd. Jacob Wilson to 2nd.
  6.  Colby Thomas flies out sharply to center fielder Nathan Church.STL 55%

Bot 1st

  1.  Lars Nootbaar singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Lawrence Butler.STL 60%
  2.  Iván Herrera flies out to left fielder Colby Thomas.
  3.  Willson Contreras pops out to second baseman Zack Gelof in foul territory.
  4.  Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging.

Top 2nd

  1.  JJ Bleday called out on strikes.
  2.  Zack Gelof called out on strikes.
  3.  Willie MacIver grounds out sharply, third baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Willson Contreras.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Masyn Winn pops out to first baseman Tyler Soderstrom in foul territory.
  2.  Thomas Saggese strikes out swinging.
  3.  Pedro Pagés strikes out swinging.

Top 3rd

  1.  Lawrence Butler grounds out, third baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  2.  Jacob Wilson grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  3.  Brent Rooker strikes out swinging, catcher Pedro Pagés to first baseman Willson Contreras.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Jordan Walker strikes out swinging.
  2.  Nathan Church grounds out, second baseman Zack Gelof to first baseman Tyler Soderstrom.
  3.  Lars Nootbaar flies out sharply to center fielder Lawrence Butler.

Top 4th

  1.  Tyler Soderstrom grounds out to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  2.  Darell Hernaiz singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Nolan Gorman.
  3.  Colby Thomas flies out sharply to center fielder Nathan Church.
  4.  JJ Bleday homers (11) on a fly ball to right field. Darell Hernaiz scores.ATH 71%
  5.  Zack Gelof homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field.ATH 81%
  6.  Willie MacIver grounds out sharply, second baseman Thomas Saggese to first baseman Willson Contreras.

Bot 4th

  1.  Iván Herrera homers (12) on a fly ball to left field.ATH 71%
  2.  Willson Contreras pops out to shortstop Jacob Wilson.
  3.  Nolan Gorman called out on strikes.
  4.  Masyn Winn strikes out swinging.

Top 5th

  1.  Lawrence Butler singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker, deflected by second baseman Thomas Saggese.
  2.  Jacob Wilson out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Sonny Gray to first baseman Willson Contreras. Lawrence Butler to 2nd.
  3.  Brent Rooker flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker. Lawrence Butler to 3rd.
  4.  Tyler Soderstrom grounds out sharply, third baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Willson Contreras.

Bot 5th

  1.  Thomas Saggese strikes out swinging, catcher Willie MacIver to first baseman Tyler Soderstrom.
  2.  Pedro Pagés singles on a ground ball to third baseman Darell Hernaiz.
  3.  Jordan Walker pops out to second baseman Zack Gelof in foul territory.
  4.  Nathan Church lines out to right fielder JJ Bleday.

Top 6th

  1.  Darell Hernaiz doubles (4) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Lars Nootbaar, deflected by third baseman Nolan Gorman.ATH 83%
  2.  Colby Thomas singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Nathan Church. Darell Hernaiz scores. Colby Thomas out at 2nd on the throw, center fielder Nathan Church to first baseman Willson Contreras to shortstop Masyn Winn.
  3.  JJ Bleday homers (12) on a fly ball to right field.ATH 93%
  4.  Zack Gelof singles on a ground ball to left fielder Lars Nootbaar.
  5.  Willie MacIver called out on strikes.
  6.  Zack Gelof caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Pedro Pagés to shortstop Masyn Winn.

Bot 6th

  1.  Lars Nootbaar singles on a ground ball to right fielder JJ Bleday.
  2.  Iván Herrera walks. Lars Nootbaar to 2nd.ATH 84%
  3.  Willson Contreras strikes out swinging.ATH 89%
  4.  Nolan Gorman grounds into a force out, pitcher Luis Morales to shortstop Jacob Wilson. Lars Nootbaar to 3rd. Iván Herrera out at 2nd. Nolan Gorman to 1st.
  5.  Masyn Winn singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Lawrence Butler. Lars Nootbaar scores. Nolan Gorman to 2nd.ATH 86%
  6.  Thomas Saggese pops out to second baseman Zack Gelof.

Top 7th

  1.  Lawrence Butler walks.
  2.  Jacob Wilson singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Lawrence Butler to 3rd.
  3.  Brent Rooker hits a ground-rule double (35) on a fly ball to right field. Lawrence Butler scores. Jacob Wilson to 3rd.
  4.  Tyler Soderstrom singles on a ground ball to center fielder Nathan Church. Jacob Wilson scores. Brent Rooker to 3rd.
  5.  Darell Hernaiz pops out to shortstop Masyn Winn.
  6.  Colby Thomas grounds into a double play, third baseman Nolan Gorman to second baseman Thomas Saggese to first baseman Willson Contreras. Tyler Soderstrom out at 2nd. Colby Thomas out at 1st.

Bot 7th

  1.  Pedro Pagés lines out to right fielder JJ Bleday.
  2.  Jordan Walker strikes out swinging.
  3.  Nathan Church hit by pitch.
  4.  Lars Nootbaar singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Colby Thomas. Nathan Church to 3rd.
  5.  Iván Herrera pops out to shortstop Jacob Wilson.

Top 8th

  1.  JJ Bleday singles on a ground ball to second baseman Thomas Saggese.
  2.  Zack Gelof hits a ground-rule double (2) on a line drive down the left-field line. JJ Bleday to 3rd.
  3.  Willie MacIver grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Willson Contreras. JJ Bleday scores.
  4.  Lawrence Butler singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Zack Gelof scores.
  5.  Jacob Wilson doubles (20) on a ground ball to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. Lawrence Butler to 3rd.
  6.  Brent Rooker grounds out, third baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  7.  Tyler Soderstrom doubles (28) on a line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Lawrence Butler scores. Jacob Wilson scores.
  8.  Darell Hernaiz grounds out, third baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Willson Contreras.

Bot 8th

  1.  Willson Contreras strikes out swinging.
  2.  Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging.
  3.  César Prieto strikes out swinging.

Top 9th

  1.  Colby Thomas grounds out sharply, shortstop Thomas Saggese to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  2.  JJ Bleday flies out to left fielder Garrett Hampson.
  3.  Zack Gelof strikes out swinging.

Bot 9th

  1.  Thomas Saggese doubles (12) on a ground ball to shortstop Jacob Wilson, deflected by third baseman Darell Hernaiz.
  2.  José Fermín singles on a line drive to left fielder Colby Thomas. Thomas Saggese scores.
  3.  Jordan Walker flies out to center fielder Lawrence Butler.
  4.  Nathan Church flies out to left fielder Colby Thomas.
  5.  Garrett Hampson pops out to first baseman Tyler Soderstrom.

Top 4th

  1.  ATH 2, STL 0JJ Bleday homers (11) on a fly ball to right field. Darell Hernaiz scores.ATH 71%
  2.  ATH 3, STL 0Zack Gelof homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field.ATH 81%

Bot 4th

  1.  ATH 3, STL 1Iván Herrera homers (12) on a fly ball to left field.ATH 71%

Top 6th

  1.  ATH 4, STL 1Colby Thomas singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Nathan Church. Darell Hernaiz scores. Colby Thomas out at 2nd on the throw, center fielder Nathan Church to first baseman Willson Contreras to shortstop Masyn Winn.
  2.  ATH 5, STL 1JJ Bleday homers (12) on a fly ball to right field.ATH 93%

Bot 6th

  1.  ATH 5, STL 2Masyn Winn singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Lawrence Butler. Lars Nootbaar scores. Nolan Gorman to 2nd.ATH 86%

Top 7th

  1.  ATH 6, STL 2Brent Rooker hits a ground-rule double (35) on a fly ball to right field. Lawrence Butler scores. Jacob Wilson to 3rd.
  2.  ATH 7, STL 2Tyler Soderstrom singles on a ground ball to center fielder Nathan Church. Jacob Wilson scores. Brent Rooker to 3rd.

Top 8th

  1.  ATH 8, STL 2Willie MacIver grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Willson Contreras. JJ Bleday scores.
  2.  ATH 9, STL 2Lawrence Butler singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Zack Gelof scores.
  3.  ATH 11, STL 2Tyler Soderstrom doubles (28) on a line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Lawrence Butler scores. Jacob Wilson scores.

Bot 9th

  1.  ATH 11, STL 3José Fermín singles on a line drive to left fielder Colby Thomas. Thomas Saggese scores.

Win probability

Top 4th · Biggest swing #1 · ATH 2–0 STL

JJ Bleday homers (11) on a fly ball to right field. Darell Hernaiz scores.

See it in the scoring summary
ATH 71%ATH +24 pts

Game leaders

AthleticsSacramento

CardinalsSt. Louis

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Lawrence Butler CF3221020.234
Jacob Wilson SS4230000.318
Brent Rooker DH5011001.270
Tyler Soderstrom 1B5023001.271
Darell Hernaiz 3B4220010.252
Colby Thomas LF5011000.234
JJ Bleday RF5333201.213
Zack Gelof 2B5231102.173
Willie MacIver C4001001.200
Totals40111711336

2B: Wilson, Rooker, Soderstrom, Hernaiz, Gelof.HR: Bleday 2, Gelof.RBI: Butler, Rooker, Soderstrom 3, Thomas, Bleday 3, Gelof, MacIver.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Luis Morales W5.252218911.59
Justin Sterner1.110001243.64
Scott McGough2.021103316.00

Video

3:42Athletics vs. Cardinals Highlights MLB video
1:25Luis Morales' eight strikeout start 0:19JJ Bleday's two-run homer (11) 0:21Scott McGough seals the win 0:15Jacob Wilson's single 
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