The Oakland Athletics batted back from an early deficit, but once again watched their bullpen let it slip away in a 7-5 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.
JP Sears pitched himself into and out of trouble in the first inning. Tommy Edman flew out to start the game, but Sears then walked Paul Goldschmidt. Goldschmidt stole second, but Sears struck out Nolan Arenado for the second out. He then issued back-to-back walks to Willson Contreras and Tyler O’Neil to load the bases. However, he would escape the jam as Lars Nootbar lined out to Tyler Soderstrom at first base to strand the runners.