Cardinals @ Athletics · May 13, 2026 — MLB Central

Final Wed, May 13, 2026

Sutter Health Park Regular Season

St. Louis Cardinals Cardinals 2

Final

NIGHT game

6 Athletics Athletics

Away starter

Matthew Liberatore

Home starter

J.T. Ginn

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Kurtz shakes off pain, crushes opposite-field grand slam

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Nick Kurtz is not one to visibly show when he’s in pain, which is why there was reasonable cause for concern after he fouled a ball hard off his right heel in the fifth inning and hobbled around home plate. The last thing the Athletics want is

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Kurtz's slam and Bolte's fierce debut charge A's win00:03:03

Nick Kurtz crushes a grand slam and Henry Bolte has an impressive MLB debut in the Athletics' 6-2 win over the Cardinals

Condensed Game: STL@ATH - 5/13/2600:11:30

Condensed Game: Nathan Church and the Cardinals take on Nick Kurtz and the Athletics on May 13, 2026

Nick Kurtz's grand slam (6)00:00:30

Nick Kurtz crushes a grand slam to center field, giving the Athletics a 4-1 lead in the bottom of the 5th inning

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Cardinals @ Athletics · 2–6

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