St. Louis Cardinals vs Oakland Athletics, August 16, 2023
August 16, 2023, 6:45 PM ET | Busch Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Oakland Athletics
Recorded starter
St. Louis Cardinals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2023Oakland AthleticsSt. Louis Cardinals
.668
OPS.742
171
HR209
585
Runs719
5.48
ERA4.79
1.52
WHIP1.46
1300
Strikeouts by pitchers1215
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Oakland Athletics, MLBDB pick
St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
Oakland Athletics, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Zack Gelof led Oakland Athletics with 4 hits and 2 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esteury RuizCF/RF/LF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Zack Gelof2B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos PérezDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler SoderstromPH/DH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brent RookerRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lawrence ButlerCF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aledmys DíazLF/1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jordan Diaz3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonah Bride1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth BrownPH/1B/RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shea LangeliersC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick AllenSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
Alec Burleson and Taylor Motter led St. Louis Cardinals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars NootbaarCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| José Fermín2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Goldschmidt1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nolan Arenado3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alec BurlesonLF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan WalkerRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luken BakerDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew KniznerC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Motter2B/SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tommy EdmanSS/CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler O'NeillCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
Pitching
Paul Blackburn went 7.0 innings for Oakland Athletics (8 SO, 0 ER); Casey Lawrence went 4.2 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (4 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||
| Paul Blackburn | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Austin Pruitt | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Matthew Liberatore | 4.1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Casey Lawrence | 4.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
Scoring Summary
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