Thursday, May 18th, 2023 6:45PM CST
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.
Date: Thursday, May 18th, 2023
Time: 6:45PM CST
Stadium: Busch Stadium
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 36,982
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
STL |
0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - |
LAD |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

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

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

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

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

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

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

Errors: Vargas (4, fielding)
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