MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/03/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2669 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (63-78) 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 1
St. Louis Cardinals (63-78) 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 X 6 11 1
Taylor goes 3-for-3 in St. Louis Win
The St. Louis Cardinals handed the Oakland Athletics a 6-4 defeat at Busch Stadium. Left Fielder Zak Taylor starred for St. Louis. He went 3 for 3 with a triple, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. The win went to Nelson Acosta in relief, making him now 10-5. Yoriyoshi Azuma took the loss for Oakland. Today's win puts St. Louis at 63-78, while Oakland falls to 63-78.

Taylor had a game-changing triple in the bottom of the eighth. On a 2-2 slider from Yoriyoshi Azuma, he banged a 2-run triple to right, giving the Cardinals a 5-4 lead. It was the 6th triple of the year for Taylor.

"Solid performance from our side," said Cardinals manager Ty Van Burkleo.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Roberts DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .256 4 32
   a-W. Rasquin DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238 5 17
Y. Pozo C 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .252 4 16
T. Rivera 3B 3 1 0 0 0 1 4 .263 1 13
T. Graves LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278 11 58
I. Díaz 1B 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 .250 7 29
H. Rodríguez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .240 3 34
M. Harrison RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .170 2 10
M. Becker CF 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 .182 1 4
R. Beltre SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .206 1 35
Totals 32 4 7 4 2 8 14      
a - W. Rasquin inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Pozo (4, 3rd Inning off K. Nicholson, 0 on, 0 outs) , I. Díaz (12, 3rd Inning off K. Nicholson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Becker (1, 2nd Inning off K. Nicholson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Roberts , Y. Pozo 4 , I. Díaz 3 , M. Becker 4
2-out RBI: Y. Pozo , I. Díaz 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Rivera , H. Rodríguez 2
GIDP: H. Rodríguez
Hit by Pitch: T. Rivera , M. Harrison
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Rivera (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Harrison (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Pozo-Rodríguez)
OF assists: 1 (Harrison(Romero at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Encarnación RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .287 12 35
R. Gómez 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .253 3 16
   a-B. Schales PR, 3B 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253 3 22
J. Heyward LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .213 4 26
   b-P. Logan LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 10 34
Z. Taylor DH 3 2 3 3 1 0 0 .235 15 55
S. Cortés CF 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 .266 8 48
J. Jiménez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .288 5 46
A. Romero 1B 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .269 5 51
C. Gómez C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .256 6 39
J. Álvarez SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273 7 57
Totals 32 6 11 6 2 5 9      
a - B. Schales pinch ran for R. Gómez in the 8th
b - P. Logan substituted for J. Heyward in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Gómez 2 (7, 6th Inning off J. Turner, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off Y. Azuma, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Romero 2 (35, 7th Inning off J. Turner, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Warren, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: Z. Taylor (6, 8th Inning off Y. Azuma, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Romero (5, 5th Inning off J. Turner, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Gómez 4 , Z. Taylor 5 , S. Cortés , A. Romero 8 , C. Gómez , J. Álvarez
2-out RBI: Z. Taylor , S. Cortés
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Encarnación , S. Cortés
Sac Fly: S. Cortés
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: Z. Taylor (11)
CS: Z. Taylor (2)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Gómez (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Álvarez-Jiménez-Romero)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Turner 6.0 7 3 3 1 5 1 93 3.81   
Z. Davies H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.93   
Y. Azuma L (4-1), BS (1) 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 0 24 3.49   
J. Warren 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 4.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Turner 50
Batters Faced: J. Turner 25, Z. Davies 3, Y. Azuma 4, J. Warren 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Turner 3-9, Z. Davies 2-1, Y. Azuma 0-1, J. Warren 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Turner 93-61, Z. Davies 10-5, Y. Azuma 24-12, J. Warren 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Davies 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Nicholson 5.0 7 4 4 0 3 1 97 5.31   
S. Cook 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 4.21   
C. Salazar 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.87   
N. Acosta W (10-5) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 2.60   
K. Crockett SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Nicholson 40
Batters Faced: K. Nicholson 24, S. Cook 4, C. Salazar 3, N. Acosta 3, K. Crockett 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Nicholson 5-7, S. Cook 1-1, C. Salazar 0-1, N. Acosta 1-0, K. Crockett 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Nicholson 97-58, S. Cook 16-9, C. Salazar 13-8, N. Acosta 14-7, K. Crockett 12-8
Hit Batsmen: K. Nicholson , C. Salazar
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Zak Taylor
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:45 PM CT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 30427
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