MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
07/22/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2109 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 22ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (46-57) 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 9 0
Oakland Athletics (40-63) 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
Cardinals Win, 6-4, Versus Oakland
The Oakland Athletics got a sterling performance from pitcher Severino Gonzalez, but the St. Louis Cardinals still prevailed, 6-4. Gonzalez threw 6.0 innings of 3-hit ball. Ken Nicholson earned the win after being brought in from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed no runs on no hits in 2.1 innings. His record is now 7-4. R.J. Alvarez got the save, his 10th in 12 chances.

St. Louis used the timely hitting of Avery Romero to seize the win. The first baseman stroked a 2-run single in the top of the ninth inning to put the Cardinals on top, 6-4. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Romero said.

St. Louis is now 46-57, Oakland 40-63.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Logan CF 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 .250 2 9
A. Romero 1B 5 0 1 2 0 3 2 .315 11 51
C. Yelich DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
Z. Taylor RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .240 8 28
B. Swihart C 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .216 7 27
J. Encarnación LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .251 12 40
E. Anderson 2B 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .241 8 31
B. Wolfe SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .298 4 17
E. Montero 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .235 0 0
   a-B. Page PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 4 22
   b-B. Schales 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 1 12
Totals 34 6 9 6 3 8 14      
a - B. Page pinch hit for E. Montero in the 9th
b - B. Schales substituted for B. Page in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Swihart (7, 2nd Inning off S. Gonzalez, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Anderson (8, 7th Inning off B. Petersen, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Romero , Z. Taylor , B. Swihart 4 , J. Encarnación 2 , E. Anderson 5 , B. Wolfe , E. Montero
2-out RBI: A. Romero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Montero
Sac Fly: P. Logan
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Encarnación (37)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Breslin CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .255 5 32
M. Mercedes 1B 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .236 7 27
J. Pederson DH 5 2 3 0 0 1 1 .233 5 29
G. Lara 3B 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .260 4 10
E. Caine RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .265 14 51
H. Rodríguez 2B 3 0 2 3 1 0 0 .248 4 20
R. Beltre SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .225 1 15
   a-K. Hernandez PH, SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Hickman C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .296 0 4
T. Graves LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .067 0 1
Totals 35 4 8 4 5 11 16      
a - K. Hernandez pinch hit for R. Beltre in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Lara (3, 4th Inning off E. Franklin, 1 on, 0 outs) , H. Rodríguez (10, 4th Inning off E. Franklin, 2 on, 1 out) , T. Hickman (1, 6th Inning off E. Franklin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Pederson 3 , G. Lara 3 , H. Rodríguez 3 , T. Hickman 2
2-out RBI: G. Lara , H. Rodríguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Mercedes , R. Beltre , T. Hickman
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Caine(Logan at 3rd base))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Franklin 5.2 8 4 4 3 5 0 28 103 3.81   
K. Nicholson W (7-4) 2.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 8 29 4.66   
R. Alvarez SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 22 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Franklin 39
Batters Faced: E. Franklin 28, K. Nicholson 8, R. Alvarez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Franklin 5-7, K. Nicholson 1-3, R. Alvarez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Franklin 103-56, K. Nicholson 29-18, R. Alvarez 22-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Nicholson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Gonzalez 6.0 3 2 2 2 6 1 23 101 3.95   
B. Petersen H (9) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 3 11 3.13   
Z. Davies BS (7) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 16 3.47   
V. Porchianelo 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 4.86   
P. Baez L (5-5) 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 6 24 2.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Gonzalez 62
Batters Faced: S. Gonzalez 23, B. Petersen 3, Z. Davies 3, V. Porchianelo 3, P. Baez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Gonzalez 6-6, B. Petersen 0-1, Z. Davies 0-1, V. Porchianelo 3-0, P. Baez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Gonzalez 101-63, B. Petersen 11-9, Z. Davies 16-9, V. Porchianelo 11-7, P. Baez 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Davies 1-1
Balk: Z. Davies
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Severino Gonzalez
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:07 PM PT
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 16632
Wednesday, July 22nd , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.3 Build 68