ST. LOUIS — First, Stephen Vogt delivered the lineup card to the umpires. Then he connected for a three-run home run that helped the Oakland Athletics beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4 Sunday.
Khris Davis also hit a home run, his 34th, in support of rookie Andrew Triggs’ first victory. Triggs (1-1) allowed 3 runs on 4 hits, walked none and struck out 8 in 6 innings.
The Athletics have won four of their past five games and before each of the victories, Vogt has handled the duties of taking out the lineup card.
“Whatever works,” said Vogt, who went to the pregame meeting in his catcher’s gear. “You’ve got to keep it rolling.”
Triggs, who was called up from Class AAA Nashville for the eighth time earlier this month, said about 15 family and friends made the trip from his hometown in Nashville to watch the game played with the temperature 92 degrees at first pitch.
“Once you get through those first couple of innings with that heat, you’re maxed out in sweat so there’s not much more you can do,” Triggs said. “A win’s a win but it’s sweeter because I had a pretty big crew here.”
Jaime Garcia (10-10) allowed a three-run home run to Vogt in the third and a two-run shot to Davis the first. Garcia has allowed seven home runs in his past three starts after giving up six in his first 13 starts. Both homers against the Athletics came with two out.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BLUE JAYS 9, TWINS 6 Josh Donaldson had his first career three home run game, Troy Tulowitzki also went deep and host Toronto beat Minnesota to complete a three-game sweep. ORIOLES 5, YANKEES 0 Kevin Gausman tamed the New York hitters, Mark Trumbo lined his major league-leading 40th home run and Steve Pearce also connected to help visiting Baltimore avert a sweep.
RANGERS 2, INDIANS 1 Derek Holland allowed one run over six innings, new left fielder Carlos Gomez made two highlight-reel catches and AL-best Texas beat visiting Cleveland.
ANGELS 5, TIGERS 0 Former Tiger Jefry Marte had three RBI and Tyler Skaggs shut down host Detroit.
RAYS 10, ASTROS 4 Chris Archer struck out 10 in seven innings, Corey Dickerson hit a three-run home run and visiting Tampa Bay beat Houston.
WHITE SOX 4, MARINERS 1 Carlos Rodon pitched into the seventh inning, Justin Morneau had a two-run single and Melky Cabrera drove in a run and scored twice in host Chicago’s victory over Seattle.
ROYALS 10, RED SOX 4 Raul Mondesi hit a bases-loaded triple and Eric Hosmer added a two-run single during an eight-run sixth inning, lifting surging Kansas City past host Boston.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
DODGERS 1, CUBS 0 Brock Stewart and four relievers combined on a four-hitter and Andrew Toles scored on a fielder’s choice in the eighth inning, leading host Los Angeles past Jon Lester and Chicago. Los Angeles remained two games ahead of San Francisco in the NL West. GIANTS 13, BRAVES 4 Joe Panik hit two home run and matched his career high of four RBI to back Madison Bumgarner, and host San Francisco beat Atlanta for its second series win since the All-Star break.
PADRES 3, MARLINS 1 Rookie Luis Perdomo benefited from a team-record six double plays and pitched a six-hitter for his first complete game, helping visiting San Diego beat Miami. PHILLIES 5, METS 1 A.J. Ellis had a big hit in his Philadelphia debut, breaking a seventh-inning tie with a two-run double that sent the visiting Phillies past New York.
ROCKIES 5 NATIONALS 3 Nolan Arenado went 4 for 4, hitting his 35th home run and a triple, and drove in three runs in visiting Colorado’s victory over Washington.
DIAMONDBACKS 11, REDS 2 Yasmany Tomas hit a home run, Welington Castillo drove in four runs and Archie Bradley won for the first time in more than a month in Arizona’s victory over visiting Cincinnati.
PIRATES 3, BREWERS 1 Ivan Nova threw six sharp innings before leaving early because of a hurting left hamstring and visiting Pittsburgh hit three solo home runs to rally for its eighth consecutive road victory.
Sports on 08/29/2016