Athletics at St. Louis Cardinals
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Herrera hits go-ahead homer, Mikolas pitches 6 solid innings, Cardinals beat A's 2-1
Mikolas (7-10) gave up a run on five hits in six innings. He didn't have a strikeout and walked one. The right-hander was 0-2 with a 6.04 ERA in five August starts.
Matt Svanson followed with two scoreless innings and JoJo Romero pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his sixth save.
Victor Scott II drew a leadoff walk from Hogan Harris in the sixth. Michael Kelly (4-3) replaced Harris with two outs and Scott on third and Iván Herrera hit his 12th homer three pitches later for a 2-1 lead.
Luis Severino left leading 1-0 after five innings and 61 pitches in his first start since Aug. 5. He allowed three hits and a walk. Severino followed five straight losses with four wins in a row before missing time with a left oblique strain.
JJ Bleday had a leadoff double in the third and rookie Nick Kurtz — batting .325 average with runners in scoring position — doubled to put the Athletics ahead. Bleday homered twice for the Athletics (64-76) in an 11-3 win in the opener.
The Cardinals (69-71) have just three wins in their last 11 home games.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Thomas grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Thomas hit for Butler |
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9th Inning | Langeliers struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | Soderstrom grounded out to second. |
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9th Inning | Romero relieved Svanson |
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8th Inning | Nootbaar flied out to left. |
Statistics
 ATH |
 STL |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 9 | Ground Balls | 12 |
| 3 | Strikeouts | 5 |
| 1 | Runs Batted In | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 1 |
| 5 | Hits | 5 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 2 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 1 | Runs | 2 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 31 | At Bats | 25 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 12 | Runners Left On Base | 5 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 1 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 4 | Doubles | 1 |
| 19 | Fly Balls | 9 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 112 | Pitches | 99 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 2 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 9 | Total Bases | 9 |
| 33 | Plate Appearances | 28 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 1.4 | Runs Created | 2.1 |
| .161 | Batting Average | .200 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .290 | Slugging Percentage | .360 |
| .194 | Secondary Average | .240 |
| .212 | On Base Percentage | .259 |
| .502 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .619 |
| 0.5 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.3 |
| 1.4 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 2.5 |
| 17.0 | Batter Rating | 18.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 25.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.39 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.54 |
| .129 | Isolated Power | .160 |
| 0.67 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.40 |
| .061 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .071 |
| .032 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .040 |
| 2.0 | Runs Produced | 4.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 68.3 | MLB Rating | 71.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 17,002 | Capacity: