St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

Thursday, May 18th, 2023 6:45PM CST

St. Louis Cardinals

Cardinals

STL

Home

16
vs.
Final

Dodgers

LAD

Away

8
Los Angeles Dodgers

Game Recap

In a Thursday night slugfest, the St. Louis Cardinals overpowered the Los Angeles Dodgers with a final score of 16-8. The Cardinals' offense was fueled by an exceptional home run display, hitting seven long balls in total, marking the first time in 83 years they had achieved that many in a home game. Key contributors to the power surge included Willson Contreras, who launched two three-run homers, and Nolan Gorman, who also went deep twice.

Game Details

Date: Thursday, May 18th, 2023

Time: 6:45PM CST

Stadium: Busch Stadium

Location: St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 36,982

Line Score

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Game Stats


St. Louis Cardinals Batting

Cardinals Batting

Doubles: Mercado (1, Bickford)

Home Runs: Arenado (9, 4th inning off Bickford 1 on, 2 Out); Contreras 2 (5, 3rd inning off Urías 2 on, 1 Out, 8th inning off Almonte 2 on, 1 Out); DeJong (6, 3rd inning off Urías 0 on, 2 Out); Gorman 2 (12, 3rd inning off Urías 0 on, 2 Out, 8th inning off Almonte 1 on, 2 Out); Yepez (2, 3rd inning off Urías 0 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: Arenado 2 (34), Contreras 6 (24), DeJong (10), Gorman 3 (36), Nootbaar (14), Yepez (2)

2-out Runs Batted In: Arenado 2, DeJong, Gorman 3, Yepez

Team Left On Base: 3

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-8 (Arenado 1-1, Contreras 2-3, DeJong 0-1, Donovan 0-1, Nootbaar 1-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Donovan 1


St. Louis Cardinals Pitching

Cardinals Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Cabrera pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Wainwright 11/27; Stratton 3/3; VerHagen 2/5; Hicks 2/3; Cabrera 2/4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Wainwright-14-3-13-23; Stratton-4-0-2-2; VerHagen-3-0-5-5; Hicks-1-2-1-2; Cabrera-2-4-3-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Wainwright 7-11; Stratton 0-2; VerHagen 1-2; Hicks 0-2; Cabrera 1-0

Game Scores: A Wainwright 43


St. Louis Cardinals Fielding

Cardinals Fielding

Errors: Goldschmidt (1, fielding); DeJong (1, fielding)


St. Louis Cardinals Baserunning

Cardinals Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Goldschmidt (6, 2nd base off Bickford/Smith); Mercado 2 (2, Home off Bickford/Smith, 2nd base off Urías/Smith)



Los Angeles Dodgers Batting

Dodgers Batting

Doubles: Martinez (10, Wainwright); Betts (13, Wainwright)

Triples: Freeman (1, Wainwright)

Home Runs: Freeman (8, 6th inning off Cabrera 3 on, 2 Out); Muncy (15, 7th inning off Cabrera 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Freeman 4 (27), Rojas (2), Martinez 2 (21), Muncy (33)

2-out Runs Batted In: Freeman 4, Rojas

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-10 (Freeman 1-2, Rojas 1-2, Martinez 1-1, Muncy 0-1, Peralta 0-1, Smith 0-1, Outman 0-1, Vargas 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Rojas 1; Muncy 1; Outman 2


Los Angeles Dodgers Pitching

Dodgers Pitching

Wild Pitches: Almonte

Intentional Walks: Goldschmidt (by Almonte).

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Urías 8/17; Bickford 3/6; Almonte 2/6; Jackson 7/14

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Urías-10-3-13-14; Bickford-4-1-5-4; Almonte-3-1-3-4; Jackson-10-6-13-10

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Urías 2-6; Bickford 1-1; Almonte 2-0; Jackson 3-5

Game Scores: J Urias 22


Los Angeles Dodgers Fielding

Dodgers Fielding

Errors: Vargas (4, fielding)


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