Cardinals Rally to Beat Dodgers 5-3, Win Series

Quick Stats:

• Mathew Liberatore(STL): 0 IP, 6 Hits, 3 Runs, 1 Walk, 1 Strikeout(No Decision)
• Shohei Ohtani(LAD): 0 IP, 2 Hits, 1 Run, 0 Walks, 8 Strikeouts(No Decision)
• JoJo Romero(STL): 0 IP, 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 Walks, 1 Strikeouts(Win)
• Alex Vesia(LAD): 0 IP, 3 Hits, 2 Runs, 1 Walk, 1 Strikeout(Loss)
• Freddie Freeman(LAD): 3-4
• Alex Call(LAD): 2-3

STL:      12 Hits, 5 Runs,  3 Walks, 14 Strikeouts

LAD:    8 Hits, 3 Runs, 2 Walks, 6 Strikeouts

The Game Story:

1^st Inning:  Brendan Donovan leads the game off by flying out to left. Ivan Herrera flies out to center for the second out. Alec Burleson strikes out looking to end the top half of the inning. Shohei Ohtani reaches first on an error by the first baseman. Mookie Betts grounds into a double play. Will Smith strikes out swinging to end the inning.

2^nd Inning: Lars Nootbaar strikes out swinging. Masyn Winn flies out to left for the second out. Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging to end the top half of the inning. Freddie Freeman singles to center. Teoscar Hernandez flies out to right. Andy Pages comes up to bat. A passed ball moves the runner to second. Pages grounds out to third for the second out. Miguel Rojas pops out to first to end the inning.

3^rd Inning: Jordan Walker singles on a pop-up to short. Pedro Pages comes up to bat. Walker steals second. Pages strikes out on a foul tip. Victor Scott II grounds out to second base for the second out, moving the runner to third. Brendan Donovan singles to third, scoring the run, and the Cardinals lead 1-0. Ivan Herrera strikes out swinging to end the top half of the inning. Alex Call doubles to right. Alex Freeland pops out to third on a bunt attempt. Shohei Ohtani hits a home run to center to put the Dodgers up 2-1. Mookie Betts doubles to right. Will Smith grounds out to short for the second out. Freddie Freeman singles to center. Teoscar Hernandez flies out to center to end the inning.

4^th Inning: Alec Burleson strikes out on a foul tip. Lars Nootbaar strikes out swinging for the second out. Masyn Winn strikes out swinging to end the top half of the inning—Andy Pages singles to left. Miguel Rojas comes up to bat. Wild pitch moves runner to second. Pages steals third, then scores after the catcher’s throw hits Rojas’ bat on the attempt to third, and the Dodgers lead 3-1. Rojas pops out to second. Alex Call pops out to short for the second out. Alex Freeland flies out to left to end the inning.

5^th Inning: Dodgers bring in Justin Wrobleski to relieve Shohei Ohtani. Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging. Jordan Walker singles to right. Pedro Pages hits a ground-rule double to put runners on second and third with one out. Victor Scott II strikes out looking for the second out. Brendan Donovan grounds out to third to end the top half of the inning. Shohei Ohtani draws a walk. Cardinals bring in Kyle Leahy to relieve Mathew Liberatore. Mookie Betts singles to right. Will Smith strikes out swinging for the second out. Freddie Freeman flies out to left to end the inning.

6^th Inning: Ivan Herrera draws a walk. Alec Burleson singles to right to put runners on the corners with no outs. Lars Nootbaar grounds out to short, bringing the run in, and the score is 3-2, and Burleson advances to second. Masyn Winn singles to right to put runners back on the corners with one out. Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging for the second out as Winn steals second. Jordan Walker grounds out to the pitcher to end the top half of the inning. Teoscar Hernandez strikes out swinging. Andy Pages strikes out swinging for the second out. Miguel Rojas strikes out looking to end the inning.

7^th Inning: Pedro Pages singles to right. Victor Scott II lays down a sac bunt to move the runner to second with one out. Brendan Donovan flies out to left for the second out. Ivan Herrera strikes out swinging to end the top half of the inning. Alex Call singles to right. Alex Freeland grounds into a double play. Cardinals bring in JoJo Romero to relieve Leahy. Shohei Ohtani strikes out swinging to end the inning.

8^th Inning: Dodgers bring in Alex Vesia to relieve Wrobleski. Alec Burleson singles to right. Lars Nootbaar flies out to center—Masyn Winn singles to left to put runners on first and second with one out. Yohel Pozo pinch hits for Pedro Pages. Pozo flies out to center for the second out. Jordan Walker singles to center and the run scores to tie the game 3-3, and on a wild throw from Freeland to second, another run scores, and the Cardinals lead 4-3, and runners are on first and second with two outs. Victor Scott II strikes out looking to end the top half of the inning. Thomas Saggese comes in to play third for the Cardinals. Mookie Betts grounds out to short. Will Smith grounds out to the pitcher for the second out. Freddie Freeman singles to right. Cardinals bring in Riley O’Brien to relieve Romero. Teoscar Hernandez grounds out to short to end the inning.

9^th Inning: Dodgers bring in Brock Stewart to relieve Vesia. Brendan Donovan singles to right. The pitch hits Ivan Herrera to put runners on first and second with nobody out. Alec Burleson flies out to center, advancing the runner to third. Lars Nootbaar doubles and the Cardinals lead 5-3 with runners on second and third with one out. Masyn Winn draws a walk to load the bases. Thomas Saggese strikes out swinging for the second out. Jordan Walker flies out to center to end the top half of the inning. Andy Pages flies out to center. Michael Conforto pinch hits for Miguel Rojas. Conforto grounds out to second base for the second out. Max Muncy pinch hits for Alex Call. Muncy draws a walk. Alex Freeland grounds out to second to end the game.

Final Score: St. Louis Cardinals-5, Los Angeles Dodgers-3

Dodgers Player of the Game

Freddie Freeman gets the nod after going 3-4.

My Thoughts: To be honest, the Dodgers let this one slip away in the late innings, whether it was a miscue or the bullpen faltering. The Dodgers lose the series and will take a much-needed day off Thursday before hosting the Toronto Blue Jays. Ohtani pitched well, but the fact that he can only go four innings made this a bullpen game, and all series long, the Cardinals have hit the Dodgers’ bullpen well. On to the next series, and hopefully, another series win is on the horizon.

Next Up: The Dodgers will have an off-day Thursday before welcoming the American League’s best team, the Toronto Blue Jays, to Chavez Ravine. The Dodgers will send out Clayton Kershaw to battle Toronto’s Max Scherzer. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 PM PST on Sportsnet LA.

Clay Gregory

Growing up and living in Oklahoma I fell in love with the game of baseball from an early age from playing T ball through High School. I have always had an admiration for the Boys in Blue with how the Dodger Way is the right way to play the game. Tommy Lasorda is my favorite manager of all time and my all-time favorite players are Jackie Robinson, Pee Wee Reese, Sandy Koufax, Pedro Guerrero, Mike Piazza and Clayton Kershaw. I am enamored with Dodgers history from the Brooklyn days when they were Dem Bums to the days of Fernandomania to Mannywood and beyond. Vin Scully will always be the best announcer the game has ever seen and it will always be time for Dodger baseball. I am married to the love of my life Melissa who gave me the inspiration to actually take on this crazy idea of writing about the Dodgers and without her support I would not be able to do what I love. My cousin Zach Chase and uncle John Chase for being a Dodger encyclopedia and sharing their knowledge with me. I will bring my perspective and love for the team to readers and I will most likely have spelling errors from time to time but I promise ill do my best on it. I want to bring you a unique perspective on your favorite team and also throw some humor along the way. I love to talk about baseball with anybody who will listen and I look forward to the Dodgers going back-to-back in their quest for another World Series Championship. Dodger Blue through and through.

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