WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — The St. Louis Cardinals scored two runs in the ninth inning to secure a 5-4 win over the Athletics on Thursday afternoon at Sutter Health Park. Attendance was 8,975, and the game lasted 2 hours, 55 minutes.

St. Louis took an early lead with single runs in the fifth and two in the sixth. Nolan Gorman’s RBI single in the sixth made it 1-0. The Athletics responded with three runs in the seventh, highlighted by Shea Langeliers’ two-run single. Trailing 4-3, the Cardinals rallied in the ninth. Ivan Herrera singled home the tying run, and Jordan Walker followed with a double to plate the go-ahead run.

Michael McGreevy pitched six innings, allowing one earned run on five hits with three strikeouts for St. Louis. Matt Svanson (1-1) earned the win with a scoreless seventh, and Riley O’Brien notched his 13th save with a perfect ninth. Jack Perkins (2-2) took the loss.

Jordan Walker went 2 for 5 with a home run and two RBIs. For the Athletics, Zack Gelof and Nick Kurtz each homered. St. Louis improved to 25-18, while the Athletics fell to 22-21. The Cardinals evened the series after a 6-2 loss Wednesday.