WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — Nick Kurtz hit a grand slam, J.T. Ginn pitched six innings of one-run ball and the Athletics beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 on Wednesday night.

Kurtz’s sixth-inning blast gave the Athletics the lead for good. Ginn (2-1) allowed nine hits, struck out three and walked one. The run he allowed was unearned.

St. Louis took a 2-0 lead in the fourth on Nathan Church’s RBI single. The Athletics responded in the fifth with Kurtz’s grand slam. St. Louis cut the lead to 4-2 in the seventh on a sacrifice fly, but the Athletics added runs in the seventh and eighth.

Both teams had 13 hits. Matthew Liberatore (2-2) took the loss, allowing four earned runs in five innings. The victory improved the Athletics to 22-20, while St. Louis fell to 24-18.

Attendance was 10,182 at Sutter Health Park. The game lasted 2 hours, 39 minutes.