MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/14/2023
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2107 - MONDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (71-48) 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 10 2
St. Louis Cardinals (64-55) 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 5 7 0
Meadows goes 3-for-3 as Cardinals Squeeze Past Oakland
Austin Meadows led St. Louis to a win over Oakland. The final score was 5-4. The right fielder collected 3 extra-base hits, including 1 home run and 2 doubles. Mike Soroka, the winner, improved to 10-5. He held the Athletics to 2 runs on 5 hits over 6 innings, while striking out 2 and walking 2. Matt Cronin recorded the save. In save chances, he's now 6 for 9.

Meadows had a key at-bat for St. Louis early in the game. With runners on 1st and 2nd, he hit a 3-run home run. It was his 21st home run of the season and gave St. Louis an early 3-0 lead.

"I like the grit of this ballclub," Meadows said.

The win hiked the St. Louis record to 64-55.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Tovar SS 5 0 1 2 0 1 2 .287 6 48
Y. Diaz 3B 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .270 11 52
M. Trout CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .279 40 83
A. Santander RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .243 25 73
A. Kirk C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .273 14 46
J. Cronenworth 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .242 5 35
J. Smith 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240 6 27
   a-L. O'Hoppe PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .312 6 16
   b-J. India 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 3 29
J. Meyers DH 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .228 3 16
D. Stewart LF 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .375 0 2
   c-C. McCormick PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227 11 32
Totals 34 4 10 4 4 5 16      
a - L. O'Hoppe pinch hit for J. Smith in the 8th
b - J. India substituted for L. O'Hoppe in the 8th
c - C. McCormick pinch hit for D. Stewart in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cronenworth (22, 5th Inning off M. Soroka, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Diaz (17, 6th Inning off M. Soroka, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Tovar (25, 7th Inning off T. Gott, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Tovar 2 , Y. Diaz 3 , M. Trout , A. Santander , A. Kirk , J. Cronenworth 3 , D. Stewart 2
2-out RBI: E. Tovar , D. Stewart
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Diaz , A. Kirk , L. O'Hoppe
GIDP: A. Kirk , J. Smith
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Castillo (1) , A. Kirk (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Smith-Tovar-Cronenworth, Trout-Kirk)
OF assists: 1 (Trout(Meadows at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Soto LF 4 2 1 1 1 3 2 .319 40 105
L. Nootbaar 1B 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .246 20 67
A. Meadows RF 3 2 3 3 1 0 0 .263 21 65
   a-N. Senzel CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 2 12
J. Meneses DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .246 1 7
T. Ward C 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 .284 10 38
   b-J. Stallings C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 3 12
A. Bregman 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 4 .239 11 63
A. Garcia CF, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 .223 13 32
L. Urias 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 9 39
B. Rodgers SS 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .254 13 42
Totals 30 5 7 5 6 8 18      
a - N. Senzel substituted for A. Meadows in the 9th
b - J. Stallings substituted for T. Ward in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Meadows 2 (26, 3rd Inning off G. Canning, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Castillo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Meadows (21, 1st Inning off G. Canning, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Soto (40, 6th Inning off M. Baumann, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Soto 4 , A. Meadows 8 , T. Ward 2 , A. Bregman
2-out RBI: J. Soto , A. Bregman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Garcia 3
GIDP: A. Bregman
Hit by Pitch: J. Meneses
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bregman-Urias-Nootbaar, Gott-Rodgers-Nootbaar)
OF assists: 1 (Senzel(Meyers at 3rd base))
PB: T. Ward
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Canning L (10-10) 4.2 4 4 4 5 6 1 97 5.00   
M. Baumann 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 20 3.78   
J. Castillo 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 3.38   
J. Adam 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 23 2.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Canning 41
Batters Faced: G. Canning 23, M. Baumann 6, J. Castillo 3, J. Adam 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Canning 4-3, M. Baumann 2-2, J. Castillo 0-0, J. Adam 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Canning 97-53, M. Baumann 20-14, J. Castillo 11-7, J. Adam 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Baumann 2-1 , J. Adam 3-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Castillo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Soroka W (10-5) 6.0 5 2 2 2 2 0 83 4.78   
T. Gott H (13) 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 14 3.34   
R. Tepera H (14) 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 1.97   
D. Lee H (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.50   
M. Cronin SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 2.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Soroka 54
Batters Faced: M. Soroka 24, T. Gott 5, R. Tepera 4, D. Lee 1, M. Cronin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Soroka 11-4, T. Gott 1-0, R. Tepera 1-1, D. Lee 0-0, M. Cronin 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Soroka 83-49, T. Gott 14-8, R. Tepera 24-15, D. Lee 3-3, M. Cronin 23-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Gott 1-0 , D. Lee 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Austin Meadows
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:45 PM CT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 30463
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