The Oakland Athletics delivered a commanding 11-3 defeat to the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium on Nikki Glaser Day. JJ Bleday homered twice on first pitches from Sonny Gray, who allowed seven runs in a game defined by St. Louis’ struggles at the plate.

Noah Lyles overcame an early deficit to defeat Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo in the 200 meters at the Diamond League final. His come-from-behind victory signals strong momentum heading into the upcoming athletics world championships.