ATH
STLBottom 3rd
Willson Contreras singles to right center field, tagged out at second, Brent Rooker to Zack Gelof to Willie MacIver to Jacob Wilson. Iván Herrera scores. Masyn Winn scores.
Single
85.4 mph
292 ft
21 deg
Bottom 7th
Nolan Gorman homers to center field.
Home Run
103.5 mph
381 ft
38 deg
Top 8th
Nick Kurtz homers to left field.
Home Run
107.2 mph
394 ft
33 deg
Bottom 8th
Willson Contreras triples to left field. Lars Nootbaar scores. Masyn Winn scores.
Triple
81.5 mph
271 ft
23 deg
1
HR
1
1
R
5
9
H
7
1
SB
0
9
LOB
3
.257
AVG
.241
.297
OBP
.313
.400
SLG
.414
5.63
ERA
1.00
5
K
10
3
BB
2
Current Series
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Cardinals
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Final
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Final
Athletics
1
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5
Game 3
Final
2025 AL West
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Pirates Game Summary
The St. Louis Cardinals decisively defeated the Athletics, 5 to 1, on September 3.
Game Info
September 3, 2025
Busch Stadium
St. Louis, Missouri
78°
14 mph NNE
Home Plate: Tom Hanahan
First Base: Junior Valentine
Second Base: Marvin Hudson
Third Base: Ryan Blakney
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Langeliers DH-C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
J. Wilson SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Kurtz 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
B. Rooker RF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
C. Thomas LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Soderstrom PH-LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Z. Gelof 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
D. Hernaiz 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
L. Butler CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
W. MacIver C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Cortes PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Alvarado P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Ferguson P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Harris PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Winn SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
I. Herrera DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
L. Nootbaar LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
W. Contreras 1B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Saggese 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
N. Gorman 3B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Pagés C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
J. Walker RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
N. Church RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Scott II CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 29 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Batting
2B: B. Rooker 2
HR: N. Kurtz
TB: S. Langeliers, B. Rooker 5, L. Butler 2, T. Soderstrom, J. Wilson, N. Kurtz 4
RBI: N. Kurtz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: S. Langeliers, L. Butler, D. Hernaiz 2
GIDP: B. Harris
Team RISP: 1-for-10
Team LOB: 9
Baserunning
SB: B. Rooker
Batting
3B: W. Contreras
HR: N. Gorman
TB: W. Contreras 5, N. Gorman 6, M. Winn
RBI: W. Contreras 4, N. Gorman
2-out RBI: W. Contreras 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J. Walker, T. Saggese
IBB: L. Nootbaar
GIDP: P. Pagés
Team RISP: 2-for-6
Team LOB: 3
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Springs (L) | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 |
E. Alvarado | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 |
T. Ferguson | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Liberatore (W) | 5.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
K. Leahy (H) | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4.50 |
J. Romero (S) | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
Pitches-strikes: T. Ferguson 20-10, J. Springs 87-54, E. Alvarado 22-14
Groundouts-flyouts: T. Ferguson 2-1, J. Springs 8-0, E. Alvarado 2-0
Batters faced: T. Ferguson 6, J. Springs 22, E. Alvarado 4
Pitches-strikes: J. Romero 20-15, M. Liberatore 81-51, K. Leahy 34-21
Groundouts-flyouts: J. Romero 3-0, M. Liberatore 3-5, K. Leahy 3-0
Batters faced: J. Romero 6, M. Liberatore 21, K. Leahy 10
Inherited runners-scored: J. Romero 1-0
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Langeliers DH-C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
J. Wilson SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Kurtz 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
B. Rooker RF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
C. Thomas LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Soderstrom PH-LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Z. Gelof 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
D. Hernaiz 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
L. Butler CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
W. MacIver C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Cortes PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Alvarado P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Ferguson P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Harris PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
Batting
2B: B. Rooker 2
HR: N. Kurtz
TB: S. Langeliers, B. Rooker 5, L. Butler 2, T. Soderstrom, J. Wilson, N. Kurtz 4
RBI: N. Kurtz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: S. Langeliers, L. Butler, D. Hernaiz 2
GIDP: B. Harris
Team RISP: 1-for-10
Team LOB: 9
Baserunning
SB: B. Rooker
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Springs (L) | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 |
E. Alvarado | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 |
T. Ferguson | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Pitches-strikes: T. Ferguson 20-10, J. Springs 87-54, E. Alvarado 22-14
Groundouts-flyouts: T. Ferguson 2-1, J. Springs 8-0, E. Alvarado 2-0
Batters faced: T. Ferguson 6, J. Springs 22, E. Alvarado 4
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Winn SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
I. Herrera DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
L. Nootbaar LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
W. Contreras 1B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Saggese 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
N. Gorman 3B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Pagés C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
J. Walker RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
N. Church RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Scott II CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 29 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Batting
3B: W. Contreras
HR: N. Gorman
TB: W. Contreras 5, N. Gorman 6, M. Winn
RBI: W. Contreras 4, N. Gorman
2-out RBI: W. Contreras 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J. Walker, T. Saggese
IBB: L. Nootbaar
GIDP: P. Pagés
Team RISP: 2-for-6
Team LOB: 3
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Liberatore (W) | 5.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
K. Leahy (H) | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4.50 |
J. Romero (S) | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
Pitches-strikes: J. Romero 20-15, M. Liberatore 81-51, K. Leahy 34-21
Groundouts-flyouts: J. Romero 3-0, M. Liberatore 3-5, K. Leahy 3-0
Batters faced: J. Romero 6, M. Liberatore 21, K. Leahy 10
Inherited runners-scored: J. Romero 1-0
Top 1st
Shea Langeliers flies out to deep right field to Jordan Walker.
Flyout
94.4 mph
321 ft
44 deg
Jacob Wilson grounds out to shallow infield, Masyn Winn to Willson Contreras.
Groundout
86.5 mph
28 ft
-2 deg
Nick Kurtz called out on strikes.
Strikeout
Bottom 1st
Masyn Winn grounds out to shallow infield, Zack Gelof to Nick Kurtz.
Groundout
102.1 mph
104 ft
3 deg
Iván Herrera strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Lars Nootbaar grounds out to second base, Zack Gelof to Nick Kurtz.
Groundout
68.3 mph
8 ft
-17 deg
Top 2nd
Brent Rooker doubles to deep left field.
Double
101.8 mph
191 ft
11 deg
Colby Thomas grounds out to shallow infield, Nolan Gorman to Willson Contreras.
Groundout
86.2 mph
49 ft
Zack Gelof called out on strikes.
Strikeout
Darell Hernaiz walks.
Walk
Lawrence Butler called out on strikes.
Strikeout
Bottom 2nd
Willson Contreras singles to center field.
Single
104.3 mph
153 ft
6 deg
Thomas Saggese strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Nolan Gorman singles to right field. Willson Contreras to third.
Single
108.2 mph
166 ft
9 deg
Pedro Pagés strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Jordan Walker grounds out to shallow infield, Zack Gelof to Nick Kurtz.
Groundout
75.2 mph
14 ft
-12 deg
Top 3rd
Willie MacIver pops out to Willson Contreras.
Pop Out
86.6 mph
165 ft
69 deg
Shea Langeliers strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Jacob Wilson singles to left center field.
Single
94.7 mph
172 ft
10 deg
Nick Kurtz strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Bottom 3rd
Victor Scott grounds out to shallow infield, Jeffrey Springs to Nick Kurtz.
Groundout
22.5 mph
24 ft
15 deg
Masyn Winn singles to shallow center field.
Single
66.8 mph
205 ft
23 deg
Iván Herrera walks. Masyn Winn to second.
Walk
Lars Nootbaar lines out to deep right field to Brent Rooker. Masyn Winn to third.
Lineout
104.7 mph
359 ft
20 deg
Willson Contreras singles to right center field, tagged out at second, Brent Rooker to Zack Gelof to Willie MacIver to Jacob Wilson. Iván Herrera scores. Masyn Winn scores.
Single
85.4 mph
292 ft
21 deg
Top 4th
Brent Rooker singles to left field.
Single
79.3 mph
203 ft
17 deg
Colby Thomas flies out to right field to Jordan Walker.
Flyout
90.4 mph
229 ft
59 deg
Brent Rooker steals second.
Stolen Base
Zack Gelof strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Darell Hernaiz flies out to right field to Jordan Walker.
Flyout
90.2 mph
315 ft
33 deg
Bottom 4th
Thomas Saggese grounds out to shortstop, Jacob Wilson to Nick Kurtz.
Groundout
100.4 mph
6 ft
-17 deg
Nolan Gorman singles to second base.
Single
78.6 mph
80 ft
6 deg
Pedro Pagés grounds out to shallow infield. Nolan Gorman out at second.
Grounded Into DP
95.6 mph
3 ft
-50 deg
Top 5th
Lawrence Butler strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Willie MacIver grounds out to shortstop, Masyn Winn to Willson Contreras.
Groundout
82.9 mph
93 ft
6 deg
Shea Langeliers singles to deep left field.
Single
94.9 mph
270 ft
17 deg
Jacob Wilson flies out to shallow right field to Jordan Walker.
Flyout
77.1 mph
208 ft
54 deg
Bottom 5th
Jordan Walker lines out to deep center field to Lawrence Butler.
Lineout
108.6 mph
379 ft
17 deg
Victor Scott called out on strikes.
Strikeout
Masyn Winn pops out to Darell Hernaiz.
Pop Out
76.5 mph
85 ft
73 deg
Top 6th
Nick Kurtz flies out to left field to Lars Nootbaar.
Flyout
76.9 mph
267 ft
37 deg
Kyle Leahy (P) replaces Matthew Liberatore (P).
Brent Rooker called out on strikes.
Strikeout
Tyler Soderstrom pinch-hitting for Colby Thomas.
Tyler Soderstrom strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Bottom 6th
Tyler Soderstrom remains in the game as LF.
Iván Herrera lines out to center field to Lawrence Butler.
Lineout
107.7 mph
316 ft
14 deg
Lars Nootbaar grounds out to shallow infield, Jeffrey Springs to Nick Kurtz.
Groundout
80.1 mph
7 ft
-27 deg
Willson Contreras grounds out to shortstop, Darell Hernaiz to Nick Kurtz.
Groundout
76.8 mph
6 ft
-24 deg
Top 7th
Zack Gelof grounds out to shortstop, Masyn Winn to Willson Contreras.
Groundout
71.2 mph
8 ft
-22 deg
Darell Hernaiz walks.
Walk
Lawrence Butler singles to left field. Darell Hernaiz to second.
Single
91.5 mph
112 ft
6 deg
Carlos Cortes pinch-hitting for Willie MacIver.
Carlos Cortes hits into a force out to first base. Lawrence Butler out at second. Darell Hernaiz to third.
Forceout
76.5 mph
10 ft
-18 deg
Shea Langeliers hits into a force out to shortstop. Carlos Cortes out at second.
Forceout
107 mph
33 ft
-2 deg
Bottom 7th
Shea Langeliers remains in the game as C.
Elvis Alvarado (P) replaces Carlos Cortes (PH), batting 9th.
Thomas Saggese grounds out to shortstop, Jacob Wilson to Nick Kurtz.
Groundout
106.1 mph
5 ft
-25 deg
Nolan Gorman homers to center field.
Home Run
103.5 mph
381 ft
38 deg
Pedro Pagés grounds out to shallow infield, Elvis Alvarado to Nick Kurtz.
Groundout
105.5 mph
7 ft
-16 deg
Jordan Walker called out on strikes.
Strikeout
Top 8th
Jacob Wilson pops out to shallow infield to Nolan Gorman.
Pop Out
68.7 mph
36 ft
79 deg
Nick Kurtz homers to left field.
Home Run
107.2 mph
394 ft
33 deg
Brent Rooker doubles to deep left field.
Double
103.5 mph
383 ft
23 deg
JoJo Romero (P) replaces Kyle Leahy (P).
Tyler Soderstrom singles to center field. Brent Rooker to third.
Single
105.7 mph
238 ft
11 deg
Zack Gelof strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Darell Hernaiz grounds out to shallow infield, Nolan Gorman to Willson Contreras.
Groundout
72.9 mph
5 ft
-33 deg
Bottom 8th
Tyler Ferguson (P) replaces Elvis Alvarado (P), batting 9th.
Victor Scott grounds out to first base to Nick Kurtz.
Groundout
82.4 mph
60 ft
3 deg
Masyn Winn walks.
Walk
Iván Herrera grounds out to shallow infield, Jacob Wilson to Nick Kurtz. Masyn Winn to second.
Groundout
47.5 mph
92 ft
17 deg
Lars Nootbaar is intentionally walked.
Walk
Willson Contreras triples to left field. Lars Nootbaar scores. Masyn Winn scores.
Triple
81.5 mph
271 ft
23 deg
Thomas Saggese flies out to deep right field to Brent Rooker.
Flyout
92.3 mph
288 ft
41 deg
Top 9th
Nathan Church (RF) replaces Jordan Walker (RF), batting 8th.
Lawrence Butler singles to center field.
Single
101.2 mph
108 ft
5 deg
Brett Harris pinch-hitting for Tyler Ferguson.
Brett Harris grounds out to shallow infield. Lawrence Butler out at second.
Grounded Into DP
105.5 mph
67 ft
2 deg
Shea Langeliers grounds out to shortstop, Thomas Saggese to Willson Contreras.
Groundout
100.7 mph
12 ft
-13 deg
