MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
04/01/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 647 - TUESDAY, APRIL 1ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (4-1) 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 14 0
St. Louis Cardinals (3-2) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Cardinals Popped by Athletics, 6-3
The Oakland Athletics topped the St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 6-3. Leading the way was right fielder Kyle Tucker. Tucker hit 2 home runs for the Athletics. Reed Garrett picked up the save, his 2nd. The win has Oakland at 4-1.

Oakland used the hitting of Keibert Ruiz to pick up the win. The designated hitter clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Athletics on top, 3-0. For the game, Ruiz had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"I'm just trying to make good contact," said Ruiz, "one at-bat at a time."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Espinal SS, 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .500 0 3
K. Tucker RF 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 .211 3 3
R. Lewis 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .500 0 2
K. Ruiz DH 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .350 1 4
B. De La Cruz LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .400 0 0
   b-J. Lowe LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 0 2
G. Urshela 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .211 0 3
M. Massey 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   a-C. Abrams SS 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .214 0 0
J. Siri CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .143 0 1
N. Fortes C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .167 0 0
Totals 36 6 14 6 1 3 14      
a - C. Abrams substituted for M. Massey in the 7th
b - J. Lowe substituted for B. De La Cruz in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Massey (2, 6th Inning off M. Leiter Jr., 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Ruiz (1, 1st Inning off J. Paxton, 2 on, 1 out) , K. Tucker 2 (3, 3rd Inning off J. Leftwich, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off J. Leftwich, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Espinal 2 , K. Tucker 8 , R. Lewis 3 , K. Ruiz 5 , B. De La Cruz 2 , M. Massey 3 , N. Fortes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Tucker , G. Urshela 2 , J. Siri
GIDP: G. Urshela , N. Fortes
Sac Fly: S. Espinal
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Espinal (2) , C. Abrams (2)
CS: S. Espinal (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pena SS 5 1 1 2 0 2 4 .222 2 4
M. Betts RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .200 1 2
A. Monasterio 3B 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .105 0 0
W. Brennan DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .188 0 0
K. Hiura 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .133 1 2
B. Stott 2B 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .176 0 2
G. Allen CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214 1 1
   a-Q. Hamilton PR, LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
W. Perez LF, CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .167 0 0
A. Jackson C 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .500 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3 3 11 16      
a - Q. Hamilton pinch ran for G. Allen in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Allen (1, 4th Inning off Y. Kikuchi, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Monasterio (1, 7th Inning off J. Hicks, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Pena (2, 2nd Inning off Y. Kikuchi, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Pena 4 , M. Betts , A. Monasterio 3 , G. Allen 2 , Q. Hamilton , W. Perez , A. Jackson 2
2-out RBI: J. Pena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Pena 2 , K. Hiura , B. Stott , A. Jackson
Sac Fly: K. Hiura
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Pena-Stott-Hiura, Stott-Pena-Hiura)
OF assists: 1 (Betts(De La Cruz at 2nd base))
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Kikuchi W (1-0) 5.1 6 3 3 2 7 1 97 4.05   
A. Uribe H (2) 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 16 10.12   
J. Hicks H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 0.00   
R. Garrett SV (2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 22 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Kikuchi 49
Batters Faced: Y. Kikuchi 24, A. Uribe 4, J. Hicks 4, R. Garrett 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Kikuchi 3-6, A. Uribe 0-1, J. Hicks 2-0, R. Garrett 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Kikuchi 97-63, A. Uribe 16-8, J. Hicks 15-11, R. Garrett 22-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Paxton 1.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 21 27.00   
J. Leftwich L (0-1) 4.0 6 2 2 0 0 2 48 4.50   
M. Leiter Jr. 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 19 0.00   
B. Bernardino 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 21 0.00   
C. Morris 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 21 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Paxton 29
Batters Faced: J. Paxton 6, J. Leftwich 16, M. Leiter Jr. 4, B. Bernardino 7, C. Morris 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Paxton 1-2, J. Leftwich 4-6, M. Leiter Jr. 1-0, B. Bernardino 0-4, C. Morris 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Paxton 21-14, J. Leftwich 48-33, M. Leiter Jr. 19-13, B. Bernardino 21-13, C. Morris 21-10
WP: C. Morris
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kyle Tucker
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (49 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:45 PM CT
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 26083
Special Notes: SP James Paxton was injured while pitching. CF Greg Allen was injured while running the bases.
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