The Cardinals walked into Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night and left with a wild 13-8 win, powered by a barrage of home runs and a debut to remember.
St. Louis did plenty of damage early and never really let the Dodgers settle in. Ramón Urías started the power surge with a solo homer in the second inning, and Thomas Saggese followed one batter later with his second home run of the season.
Jordan Walker kept the swing parade rolling in the fourth, launching his 28th homer of what has been a breakout year. Saggese then came back for more in the fifth, adding his second homer of the night against Los Angeles. Joshua Báez finished the Cardinals’ five-homer showing with the sixth home run of his young career, and it came with a little extra timing flair: Michael McGreevy’s parents were on the call when Báez connected.
McGreevy was on the mound for St. Louis and worked five innings, allowing four runs while picking up his sixth win of the season.
The Dodgers did make the final score look a little less comfortable by scoring three times in the ninth against Cade Winquest, but the game had already been decided by then. In all, Los Angeles gave up 13 runs, matching the most it has allowed in a game this season. That total tied the mark set by the Los Angeles Angels on June 7.
Tuesday also brought a notable first for St. Louis in another way. Leo Bernal, the club’s No. 7 overall prospect, made his big league debut and went 1-for-5 with two RBIs.
With the win, the Cardinals moved to 69-70 and sat four games back in the race for the final National League Wild Card spot. Miami and Arizona were ahead of them, with San Diego holding the No.
3 Wild Card position. The path is still steep, but St.
Louis is hanging around.
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