By MATT PIKE
JJ Bleday homered twice and Zack Gelof had a home run among his three hits as the Athletics snapped a three-game skid with an 11-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday afternoon at Busch Stadium on Labor Day.
Bleday hit a two-run shot in the fourth and Gelof followed with a 385-foot shot to right field. Darell Hernaiz doubled to leadoff the sixth inning, and Colby Thomas singled to center field to drive him in to give the Athletics a 4-1 lead, before Bleday hit his second homer of the game and 12th of the season in the sixth inning to extend the Athletics’ lead. It was the second multi-homer game.
Iván Herrera his his 12th home run of the season to leadoff the bottom of the fourth inning to put the Cardinals on the board.
Sonny Gray fell to 12-8 on the season allowing seven runs on 10 hits and three walks in six innings for the Cardinals, who lost their second straight after winning three in a row.
St. Louis and the Athletics continue their series tomorrow. Miles Mikolas (6-10, 5.04 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals against Luis Severino for the Athletics. First pitch is at 6:45pm with coverage beginning around 6:35 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).
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