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St. Louis Cardinals vs Athletics

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Cardinals
24-18
2-6
Final
Athletics
22-20
Sutter Health Park
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Athletics 6-2

The Athletics beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at Sutter Health Park. The Cardinals win the series 2-1. The Athletics outscored the Cardinals 4-0 in the 5th inning. Nick Kurtz went 2-for-4 with a home run and 4 RBI for the Athletics. Nathan Church went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Cardinals.

Recap · May 14
Nick Kurtz hits 3rd career grand slam to help the Athletics beat the Cardinals 6-2

Nick Kurtz hit a grand slam, J.T. Ginn pitched six innings of one-run ball and the Athletics beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 on Wednesday night.

What it means

  • Season series: STL wins series 2-1.
  • Cardinals 14-8 on the road; Athletics 9-9 at home.

Latest headlines

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Preview · Sep 26
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Injuries and inactives

Cardinals4th in NL Cent
  • Masyn Winn SS
    Thumb, Soreness, left
    Out
  • Richard Fitts SP
    Lat, Surgery, right
    Day-To-Day
  • Blaze Jordan 3B
    Ankle, Sprain, left
    10-Day-IL
  • Everson Pereira RF
    Hand, Bruise, left
    10-Day-IL
  • Joshua Baez LF
    Oblique, Strain, left
    10-Day-IL
Athletics4th in AL West
  • Seth Johnson RP
    Knee, Surgery, left
    Out
  • Alika Williams SS
    Upper Body, Soreness
    Day-To-Day
  • Brent Rooker DH
    Knee, Surgery, left
    60-Day-IL
  • J.T. Ginn SP
    Elbow, Soreness, right
    60-Day-IL
  • Max Muncy 3B
    Knee, Soreness, left
    10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Cardinals4th in NL Cent
Matthew Liberatore SP
Probable starter · 6-14, 5.23 ERA, 154 K, 1.47 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1JJ Wetherholt2B
  2. 2Ivan HerreraDH
  3. 3Alec Burleson1B
  4. 4Jordan WalkerRF
  5. 5Nolan Gorman3B
  6. 6Masyn WinnSS
  7. 7Nathan ChurchLF
  8. 8Pedro PagesC
  9. 9Victor Scott IICF
Athletics4th in AL West
J.T. Ginn SP
Probable starter · 9-8, 3.71 ERA, 121 K, 1.24 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Shea LangeliersDH
  2. 2Nick Kurtz1B
  3. 3Colby ThomasRF
  4. 4Brent RookerLF
  5. 5Henry BolteCF
  6. 6Jonah HeimC
  7. 7Zack Gelof3B
  8. 8Darell HernaizSS
  9. 9Michael Stefanic2B

The series

STL wins series 2-1
Last meeting: Cardinals 6, Athletics 4 (May 12)

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Game info

Venue
Sutter Health Park, Sacramento, California · Attendance 10,182
Officials
Chad Whitson (Home Plate Umpire), Felix Neon (First Base Umpire), Bill Miller (Second Base Umpire), Chad Fairchild (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesSTL wins series 2-1

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