Esteury Ruiz homers and the A’s beat the Cardinals 6-3 to avoid a sweep

— Esteury Ruiz homered for the second time in three games since being recalled from Triple-A, and the Oakland Athletics beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep.
Apr 18, 2025, 07:18 am - AP
STL
OAK
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P. Blackburn
win

P. Blackburn2-0

5.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 7 K, 5 BB
S. Matz
loss

S. Matz1-1

5.0 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 4 K, 3 BB
M. Miller
save

M. Miller4

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

STLOAK
3rdRuiz homered to left center (412 feet), Schuemann scored.02
4thContreras doubled to left, Nootbaar scored, Arenado to third.12
4thHerrera singled to center, Arenado scored and Contreras scored.32
5thLangeliers hit a ground rule double, Nevin scored, Gelof to third.33
5thToro grounded out to second, Gelof scored, Langeliers to third.34
5thHernaiz hit sacrifice fly to left, Langeliers scored.35
6thNevin singled to center, Ruiz scored.36
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