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- Updated: August 28, 2016
ST. LOUIS — Playing spoiler to the much-anticipated starting debut of Cardinals rookie Alex Reyes, the A’s scratched away for three unanswered runs to even their series at Busch Stadium with a 3-2 victory on Saturday night. For the Cardinals, the loss not only delayed their shot at securing their first home series win in more than a month, but it also left them unable to pad a 1 1/2-game lead over the Marlins for the second National League Wild Card spot.
Oakland took its first lead in the eighth, an inning started by reliever Matt Bowman. After Bowman allowed a pair of one-out hits, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny turned to his closer, Seung Hwan Oh, for a five-out save. Oh couldn’t complete it. Max Muncy’s hard grounder to first baseman Brandon Moss was enough to score Khris Davis from third to tie the game. Brett Eibner followed with the go-ahead sacrifice fly.
That lead was locked down by an A’s bullpen that covered three scoreless innings with six strikeouts …
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