Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals

MLB

Dodgers

28-17

8-16

Final

Cardinals

19-26

Busch Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
LAD	2	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	8
STL	0	0	6	3	0	0	0	7	X	16

Who won: Cardinals 16-8

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 16-8 on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals win the series 3-1. The Cardinals outscored the Dodgers 7-0 in the 8th inning. Willson Contreras went 2-for-5 with 2 home runs and 6 RBI for the Cardinals. Freddie Freeman went 2-for-5 with a home run and 4 RBI for the Dodgers.

Recap · May 19

Cardinals hit 7 home runs at home for first time in 83 years, power past Dodgers 16-8

Willson Contreras hit two three-run homers, Nolan Gorman also homered twice and the St. Louis Cardinals went deep seven times in a home game for the first time in 83 years to power past the Los Angeles Dodgers 16-8 in a slugfest Thursday night.

What it means

Season series: STL wins series 3-1.
Dodgers 11-10 on the road; Cardinals 9-14 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Dodgers1st in NL West

Ben Casparius RP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL
Brusdar Graterol RP
Back, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Gavin Stone SP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL
Jake Cousins RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Will Klein RP
Elbow, Soreness, right
60-Day-IL

Cardinals4th in NL Cent

Masyn Winn SS
Thumb, Soreness, left
Out
Richard Fitts SP
Lat, Surgery, right
Day-To-Day
Blaze Jordan 3B
Ankle, Sprain, left
10-Day-IL
Everson Pereira RF
Hand, Bruise, left
10-Day-IL
Joshua Baez LF
Oblique, Strain, left
10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Dodgers1st in NL West

Julio Urias SP

Probable starter · 11-8, 4.60 ERA, 117 K, 1.16 WHIP

Lineup

1Mookie BettsRF
2Freddie Freeman1B
3Will SmithC
4Max Muncy3B
5J.D. MartinezDH
6Miguel Vargas2B
7James OutmanCF
8David PeraltaLF
9Miguel RojasSS

Cardinals4th in NL Cent

Adam Wainwright SP

Probable starter · 5-11, 7.40 ERA, 55 K, 1.90 WHIP

Lineup

1Lars NootbaarCF
2Paul Goldschmidt1B
3Willson ContrerasC
4Nolan ArenadoDH
5Tommy EdmanRF
6Nolan Gorman3B
7Paul DeJongSS
8Brendan Donovan2B
9Oscar MercadoRF

The series

STL wins series 3-1

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Game info

Venue: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri · Attendance 36,982
Officials: Jeremie Rehak (Home Plate Umpire), Chad Fairchild (First Base Umpire), Paul Emmel (Second Base Umpire), Nic Lentz (Third Base Umpire)