Wednesday, August 16th, 2023 5:45PM CST
The Oakland Athletics snapped their nine-game road losing streak and avoided being swept in St. Louis, defeating the Cardinals 8-0 on Wednesday night. Zack Gelof collected four hits and Paul Blackburn tossed seven scoreless innings for Oakland in the victory.
Date: Wednesday, August 16th, 2023
Time: 5:45PM CST
Stadium: Busch Stadium
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 33,146
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
STL |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ATH |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

Doubles: Knizner (8, Blackburn); Burleson (16, Blackburn)
Ground Into Double Play: Arenado
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-7 (Motter 1-3, O'Neill 0-1, Edman 0-1, Baker 0-1, Walker 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Motter 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lawrence 13/18; Liberatore 9/24
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lawrence-11-6-10-13; Liberatore-13-7-19-16
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lawrence 4-5; Liberatore 4-2
Game Scores: M Liberatore 23

Double Plays: 3 (Arenado-Motter-Goldschmidt , Edman-Motter-Goldschmidt , Arenado-Fermín-Goldschmidt)
Errors: Walker (2, fielding)
Assists: Burleson (Allen at Home)

Doubles: Ruiz (21, Liberatore); J. Diaz (5, Liberatore); Gelof 2 (11, Liberatore, Lawrence)
Home Runs: Soderstrom (2, 9th inning off Lawrence 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: C. Pérez (18), Brown (39), J. Diaz 2 (21), Langeliers (39), Gelof 2 (16), Soderstrom (5)
2-out Runs Batted In: J. Diaz 2, Langeliers, Gelof
Sacrifice Flies: Brown
Ground Into Double Play: C. Pérez; J. Diaz; Bride
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-11 (C. Pérez 1-3, A. Díaz 0-1, Allen 0-1, Rooker 0-1, J. Diaz 1-1, Langeliers 1-1, Bride 0-1, Gelof 2-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: C. Pérez 1; Brown 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Blackburn 13/26; Pruitt 6/10
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Blackburn-23-10-7-17; Pruitt-5-4-9-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Blackburn 3-8; Pruitt 1-3
Game Scores: P Blackburn 72

Double Plays: 1 (Allen-Gelof-Bride)
Assists: Ruiz (Baker at Home)

Stolen Bases: Ruiz (48, 2nd base off Lawrence/Knizner); Gelof (7, 3rd base off Liberatore/Knizner)
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