MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/02/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2654 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (63-77) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
St. Louis Cardinals (62-78) 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 X 5 7 1
St. Louis Beats Oakland, 5-1
The rain could not dampen the enthusiasm of St. Louis fans at Busch Stadium.

Getting an impressive start from Jim Rose, St. Louis beat Oakland by the score of 5-1. Nelson Acosta recorded the save, his 16th.

St. Louis took a 5-1 lead on Juan Encarnación's 12th home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which Encarnación hit in the bottom of the seventh, left Oakland pitcher Zach Davies visibly frustrated.

"Jim's as tough as he is talented," said St. Louis manager Ty Van Burkleo.

St. Louis now sits at 62-78, while Oakland falls to 63-77.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Roberts DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .256 4 32
Y. Pozo C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237 4 15
T. Rivera 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267 1 13
T. Graves LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .279 11 58
I. Díaz 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .245 7 27
H. Rodríguez 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .242 3 34
M. Harrison RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .172 2 10
M. Becker CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .177 0 3
R. Beltre SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .209 1 35
   a-M. Ruiz PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .243 1 12
Totals 33 1 6 0 2 7 17      
a - M. Ruiz pinch hit for R. Beltre in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Roberts (11, 8th Inning off K. Crockett, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Harrison (7, 9th Inning off L. Gohara, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Roberts 2 , T. Graves , H. Rodríguez 2 , M. Harrison 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Díaz , M. Becker , R. Beltre
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: H. Rodríguez (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Rivera-Rodríguez-Díaz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Encarnación RF 4 1 1 3 0 0 2 .291 12 35
R. Gómez 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .246 3 16
J. Heyward LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215 4 26
Z. Taylor DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228 15 52
S. Cortés CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 8 46
J. Jiménez 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .291 5 46
   a-C. Hewer PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 0 13
   b-E. Anderson 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 6 27
A. Romero 1B 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .266 4 50
C. Gómez C 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .256 6 39
J. Álvarez SS 3 2 2 1 0 0 2 .273 7 57
Totals 30 5 7 5 1 1 11      
a - C. Hewer pinch ran for J. Jiménez in the 7th
b - E. Anderson substituted for C. Hewer in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Álvarez (21, 3rd Inning off J. Mejia, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Jiménez (22, 4th Inning off J. Mejia, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Encarnación (12, 7th Inning off Z. Davies, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Encarnación 4 , Z. Taylor , J. Jiménez 3 , C. Gómez , J. Álvarez 3
2-out RBI: J. Encarnación
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Romero
GIDP: S. Cortés
Sac Fly: R. Gómez
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Hewer (6)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Álvarez (13)
OF assists: 1 (Cortés(Roberts at 3rd base))
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Mejia L (2-4) 6.0 5 2 1 0 1 0 65 3.51   
Z. Davies 0.2 2 3 3 1 0 1 18 4.01   
J. Nova 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 5.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mejia 57
Batters Faced: J. Mejia 23, Z. Davies 5, J. Nova 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mejia 8-8, Z. Davies 1-1, J. Nova 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mejia 65-47, Z. Davies 18-12, J. Nova 12-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rose W (5-7) 5.0 2 1 0 1 4 0 92 3.44   
S. Cook H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 4.29   
C. Salazar H (17) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 3.92   
K. Crockett 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 4.60   
L. Gohara 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 3.27   
N. Acosta SV (16) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rose 64
Batters Faced: J. Rose 19, S. Cook 4, C. Salazar 4, K. Crockett 3, L. Gohara 4, N. Acosta 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rose 4-7, S. Cook 1-2, C. Salazar 0-2, K. Crockett 0-2, L. Gohara 1-0, N. Acosta 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rose 92-57, S. Cook 22-14, C. Salazar 21-15, K. Crockett 12-8, L. Gohara 20-13, N. Acosta 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Cook 1-0 , N. Acosta 2-0
WP: J. Rose
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Rose
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:45 PM CT
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 20363
Special Notes: SP Jeferson Mejia was injured while pitching. Rain delay of 17 minutes in the 7th inning.
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