MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
05/18/2098
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1099 - SUNDAY, MAY 18TH , 2098 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (15-19) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 6 1
St. Louis Cardinals (14-21) 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 4 7 0
Guzman Leads Cardinals to 4-3 Win Over Athletics
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Oakland Athletics, 4-3, at Busch Stadium. St. Louis designated hitter Jesus Guzman had a superb performance. He belted 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. Bobby Long earned the save for St. Louis, his 2nd. St. Louis is in last place in the National League Central Division with a record of 14-21.

St. Louis took a 4-3 lead on Brodie Herian's 2nd home run of the season. The solo home run came off Oakland pitcher David Saldana in the bottom of the seventh.

Herian called the win "what playing unselfish baseball looks like."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Tipton RF 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .275 0 15
B. Celeste CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .209 1 5
P. Wilson 1B 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .280 3 12
I. Suarez DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .235 7 22
R. Fowler 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .248 2 12
   a-K. O'Connor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 1
   b-T. Karr 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 2
J. George LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .291 0 15
J. Bathgate 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .187 0 5
   c-M. Marquez PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .189 1 7
   d-D. Lentz 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 4
G. Del Vecchio C 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .191 0 5
D. Reichel SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .183 0 3
Totals 32 3 6 3 3 7 11      
a - K. O'Connor pinch hit for R. Fowler in the 6th
b - T. Karr substituted for K. O'Connor in the 6th
c - M. Marquez pinch ran for J. Bathgate in the 7th
d - D. Lentz substituted for M. Marquez in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Wilson (6, 1st Inning off C. Baker, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Tipton (9, 7th Inning off D. Herman, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Tipton 2 , P. Wilson 3 , G. Del Vecchio 2 , D. Reichel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Tipton , P. Wilson , R. Fowler 2 , J. George
Sac Bunt: D. Reichel
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Suarez (6)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Wilson (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Fowler-Reichel-Wilson, Del Vecchio-Fowler, Karr-Reichel-Wilson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Martinez LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .238 1 5
   a-J. Goldberg LF, RF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 0 2
J. Saxton RF, LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .213 0 6
R. Collier 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .245 8 24
J. Guzman DH 3 2 2 3 1 0 2 .259 6 14
B. Arnett 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .202 3 13
M. Bushey CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .236 0 3
   b-B. Smolka PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .207 5 9
J. Whaley 2B 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .225 1 9
B. Herian SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .213 2 11
J. Rush C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .175 2 12
Totals 29 4 7 4 4 9 13      
a - J. Goldberg substituted for D. Martinez in the 8th
b - B. Smolka pinch hit for M. Bushey in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Guzman 2 (6, 1st Inning off D. Saldana, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off D. Saldana, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Herian (2, 7th Inning off D. Saldana, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Martinez 2 , R. Collier , J. Guzman 8 , B. Arnett , B. Herian 4
2-out RBI: J. Guzman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Guzman , J. Rush
GIDP: R. Collier , B. Smolka
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Saxton (2)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Saldana L (3-2) 7.0 6 4 4 3 9 3 113 4.53   
F. Hernandez 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 1.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Saldana 55
Batters Faced: D. Saldana 29, F. Hernandez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Saldana 4-6, F. Hernandez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Saldana 113-70, F. Hernandez 18-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Baker 6.0 4 1 1 2 6 0 104 4.83   
D. Herman W (2-2), BS (1) 2.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 36 5.92   
B. Long SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Baker 64
Batters Faced: C. Baker 24, D. Herman 9, B. Long 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Baker 5-7, D. Herman 3-3, B. Long 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Baker 104-62, D. Herman 36-19, B. Long 9-7
WP: C. Baker
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesus Guzman
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 32306
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