August 17 - Paul Blackburn threw seven scoreless innings as the visiting Oakland Athletics blanked the St. Louis Cardinals 8-0 on Wednesday.
Blackburn (3-3) held the Cardinals to six hits and a walk while striking out eight batters.
Cardinals starting pitcher Matthew Liberatore (2-5) allowed six runs (five earned) on 10 hits and three walks in 4 1/3 innings.
Nick Allen hit a single and was thrown out trying to score on Esteury Ruiz's double, but Gelof followed with an RBI single.
Ruiz drew a walk, stole second and scored on Gelof's RBI double.
Persons:
Paul Blackburn, Austin Pruitt, Zack Gelof, Jordan Diaz, Gelof, Diaz, Matthew Liberatore, Louis, Lars Nootbaar, Nootbaar, Tommy Edman, Liberatore, Carlos Perez's, Shea Langeliers, Blackburn, Alec Burleson, Jordan, Andrew Knizner, Taylor Motter, Nick Allen, Esteury, Brent Rooker, Seth Brown, Casey Lawrence, Ruiz, Tyler Soderstrom's, Oakland's
Organizations:
Oakland Athletics, Louis Cardinals, Blackburn, Cardinals, Athletics, Thomson