Andrew Triggs gets first big-league win as A’s defeat Cardinals 7-4

ST. LOUIS - First Stephen Vogt delivered the lineup card to the umpires. Then he connected for a three-run home run that helped the Oakland Athletics beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4 Sunday.

Khris Davis also homered, his 34th, in support of rookie Andrew Triggs’ first win. Triggs (1-1) allowed three runs on four hits, walked none and struck out eight in six innings.

The Athletics have won four of their past five games and before each of the wins, Vogt has handled the duties of taking out the lineup card.

“Whatever works,” said Vogt, who went to the pregame meeting in his catcher’s gear. “You’ve got to keep it rolling.”

Triggs, who was called up from Triple-A Nashville for the eighth time earlier this month, said about 15 family and friends made the trip from his hometown in Nashville to see him.

“A win’s a win,” Triggs said, “but it’s sweeter because I had a pretty big crew here.”

“He’s getting rewarded with a beer shower,” Athletics manager Bob Melvin said.

Jaime Garcia (10-10) gave up a three-run homer to Vogt in the third and a two-run shot to Davis in the first. Garcia has allowed seven homers in his past three starts after giving up six in his first 13 starts.

The Athletics led 5-1 after Vogt’s homer - his 11th of the season and first off a left-hander - but the Cardinals closed to 5-4 in the seventh behind Matt Carpenter, who doubled twice, homered and scored his team’s first three runs.Oakland went up 7-4 in the eighth when reliever Jonathan Broxton was charged with two runs while getting only one out. Vogt drove in his fourth run on an infield grounder.

Ryon Healy doubled in the third to extend his hitting streak to 14 games, the longest active streak in the majors.

St. Louis brought the tying run to the plate with one out against Ryan Madson but Randall Grichuk lined out to third and Greg Garcia flied to center for the final out.

The Cardinals, who completed their home stand 2-4, finished interleague play 1-8 at home and 8-12 overall. Oakland finished 7-13.

NOTES

A’s infielder Billy Butler (concussion) is expected to be cleared to return today.

Rookie left-hander Sean Manaea seeks his first road win today when he starts the series opener at Houston. He worked seven scoreless innings against the Astros in a 2-1 loss July 10.