Athletics vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Sep 3, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
ATH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	9	0	9
STL	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	-	5	7	0	3

loss:

J. Springswin: St Louis Cardinals logo

M. Liberatoresave: St Louis Cardinals logo

J. Romero

Game Recap

ST. LOUIS -- A fixture of the Cardinals' future, left-hander Matthew Liberatore took another major step on Wednesday night when he held his velocity and flashed some stellar swing-and-miss stuff against an Athletics team that has feasted on lefties for most of 2025. Liberatore pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings and...

Scoring Summary

ATHSTL

3
Willson Contreras singles on a line drive to right fielder Brent Rooker. Masyn Winn scores. Ivan Herrera scores. Willson Contreras out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Brent Rooker to second baseman Zack Gelof to catcher Willie MacIver to shortstop Jacob Wilson. [2 runs] [3 outs]
02
7
Nolan Gorman homers (14) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
03
8
Nick Kurtz homers (28) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
13
8
Willson Contreras triples (1) on a line drive to center fielder Lawrence Butler. Masyn Winn scores. Lars Nootbaar scores. [2 runs]
15

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Shea LangeliersDH-C	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	2	.260
2Jacob WilsonSS	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.315
3Nick Kurtz1B	1	4	1	1	2	0	1	1	.308
4Brent RookerRF	3	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.271
5Colby ThomasLF	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.225
Tyler SoderstromPH-LF	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.272
6Zack Gelof2B	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	4	.169
7Darell Hernaiz3B	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	3	.243
8Lawrence ButlerCF	2	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.235
9Willie MacIverC	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195
Carlos CortesPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.295
Elvis AlvaradoP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Tyler FergusonP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Brett HarrisPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.225
TOTAL	9	35	1	1	10	2	1	18	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jeffrey SpringsLHP	6.0	5	2	2	4	1	0	87	4.13
Elvis AlvaradoRHP	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	22	3.86
Tyler FergusonRHP	1.0	1	2	2	0	2	0	20	5.44
TOTAL	8.0	7	5	5	5	3	1	129	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Masyn WinnSS	1	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	.255
2Ivan HerreraDH	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	1	.284
3Lars NootbaarLF	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	.243
4Willson Contreras1B	3	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	.254
5Thomas Saggese2B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.249
6Nolan Gorman3B	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.220
7Pedro PagesC	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	3	.227
8Jordan WalkerRF	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	.218
Nathan ChurchRF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154
9Victor Scott IICF	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.223




TOTAL	7	29	5	5	5	3	1	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Matthew LiberatoreLHP	5.1	4	0	0	7	1	0	81	4.15
Kyle LeahyRHP	2.0	3	1	1	2	1	1	34	3.01
JoJo RomeroLHP	1.2	2	0	0	1	0	0	20	2.06
TOTAL	8.3	9	1	1	10	2	1	135	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningATHSTL

TOP 1
FLYOUT — Shea Langeliers flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker. [1 out]
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GROUNDOUT — Jacob Wilson grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Willson Contreras. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Nick Kurtz called out on strikes. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Masyn Winn grounds out, second baseman Zack Gelof to first baseman Nick Kurtz. [1 out]
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STRIKEOUT — Ivan Herrera strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
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GROUNDOUT — Lars Nootbaar grounds out, second baseman Zack Gelof to first baseman Nick Kurtz. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

ATH

STL

1Runs5

9Hits7

0Errors0

.257Batting Avg.241

35At Bats29

3Extra-base Hits2

1Home Runs1

1Runs-Batted-In5

2Walks3

1Stolen Bases0

10Strikeouts5

9Left on Base3

14Total Bases12

Game Details

Wednesday, September 3, 2025 · 7:45 PM

Busch Stadium · St. Louis, MO

attendance: 17,516 (38.5%)

weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy