St. Louis Cardinals at Athletics
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JJ Wetherholt hits a 2-run homer and Cardinals jump on Athletics early in 6-4 win
The Cardinals snapped a two-game skid and improved their major league-best road record to 14-7. They have yet to lose three straight road games this season.
Andre Pallante (4-3) struck out four and allowed four hits and three runs in five innings. Four relievers followed, with Riley O'Brien working around a leadoff walk in the ninth for his 12th save.
Wetherholt's shot to right off Joel Kuhnel in the sixth inning put the Cardinals ahead 6-3.
St. Louis scored four times in the first inning. Jordan Walker drove in the first run with a single, Fermín's double brought in two and Yohel Pozo singled to score Fermín.
The A's answered in the second when Nick Kurtz hit an RBI single to extend his on-base streak to 35 games. His streak is the longest by an Athletics player since Jack Cust reached in 40 straight from Aug. 28, 2008 to April 18, 2009, and is the fourth-longest for the Athletics this century.
Shea Langeliers added an RBI double in the second and hit a 448-foot homer in the eighth for the A's.
Jeffrey Springs (3-3) gave up four runs in five innings. The A’s were held to six hits.
Iván Herrera had two of the Cardinals' 10 hits. St. Louis went 3 for 11 with runners in scoring position.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | McNeil grounded out to pitcher. |
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9th Inning | Heim grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Butler out at second. |
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9th Inning | Heim hit for Hernaiz |
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9th Inning | Butler walked. |
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9th Inning | O'Brien relieved Soriano |
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9th Inning | Scott II struck out swinging. |
Statistics
 STL |
 ATH |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 6 | Ground Balls | 11 |
| 9 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 6 | Runs Batted In | 4 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 11 | Hits | 6 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 4 | Walks | 5 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 6 | Runs | 4 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 38 | At Bats | 31 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 19 | Runners Left On Base | 11 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 2 |
| 23 | Fly Balls | 13 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 173 | Pitches | 148 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 1 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 16 | Total Bases | 11 |
| 42 | Plate Appearances | 36 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 5.6 | Runs Created | 3.0 |
| .289 | Batting Average | .194 |
| 1.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .421 | Slugging Percentage | .355 |
| .211 | Secondary Average | .323 |
| .357 | On Base Percentage | .306 |
| .778 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .660 |
| 0.3 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.8 |
| 5.4 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 3.0 |
| 42.0 | Batter Rating | 29.0 |
| 38.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 31.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.12 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.11 |
| .132 | Isolated Power | .161 |
| 0.44 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.71 |
| .095 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .139 |
| -.079 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .129 |
| 12.0 | Runs Produced | 8.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 89.8 | MLB Rating | 77.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, California
Attendance: 11,132 | Capacity:
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee |
- | 23 | W3 | 0.63492066 | 40 |
| St. Louis |
5 | 28 | W4 | 0.5555556 | 35 |
 Chicago |
7 | 31 | W1 | 0.52307695 | 34 |
 Pittsburgh |
7.5 | 32 | L3 | 0.5151515 | 34 |
 Cincinnati |
9.5 | 33 | L4 | 0.484375 | 31 |
2026 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Seattle |
- | 32 | L1 | 0.5151515 | 34 |
 Texas |
1.5 | 33 | W1 | 0.4923077 | 32 |
| Athletics |
2.5 | 34 | W1 | 0.47692308 | 31 |
 Houston |
4.5 | 37 | L1 | 0.4477612 | 30 |
 Los Angeles |
9.5 | 41 | L2 | 0.36923078 | 24 |