The Cardinals, meanwhile, couldn’t take full advantage of a rough outing by A’s starter Chris Bassitt, who lasted only 3 1/3 innings and had trouble finding the strike zone.
The Cardinals left two runners on base in the fourth, fifth, eighth and ninth innings without pushing any runs across. They left 12 on base for the game.
Bassitt walked four batters. He escaped trouble after putting two aboard in the first inning. He also nearly escaped the second despite surpassing 60 pitches.
Flaherty hit hard
