MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS
08/05/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS
GAME ID: 2284 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (52-63) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 8 0
Los Angeles Dodgers (65-49) 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 6 16 2
Dodgers Prevail, 6-4, Over St. Louis
Starting pitcher José Cruz pitched well enough to help the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-4. Cruz yielded 3 runs over 7 innings to notch the win. He scattered 5 hits, walked 0, and struck out 7. His record improves to 12-6. Earning his 13th save for Los Angeles was Paco Rodriguez.

Mike Garland helped his team take an early lead with a run-scoring single. It came in the first inning, making the score 2-1, Dodgers.

Said Los Angeles manager Torey Lovullo: "At the end of the day, these guys have to perform between the lines, and I think they did."

With the win, the Dodgers have a record of 65-49.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Encarnación LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .303 8 25
   b-S. Cortés PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264 8 39
R. Gómez DH 4 0 1 2 0 2 0 .188 1 6
J. Heyward 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .203 4 22
Z. Taylor RF 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .231 13 47
   a-C. Hewer PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275 0 11
A. Romero 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .268 3 41
J. Jiménez SS 4 0 0 1 0 3 3 .279 3 38
P. Logan CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .223 7 19
J. Álvarez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 5 48
I. Wilson C 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .205 2 17
Totals 37 4 8 4 0 10 13      
a - C. Hewer pinch hit for Z. Taylor in the 8th
b - S. Cortés pinch hit for J. Encarnación in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Z. Taylor (19, 1st Inning off J. Cruz, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Heyward (4, 8th Inning off T. Kolek, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Encarnación (11, 8th Inning off T. Kolek, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Encarnación 2 , R. Gómez , J. Heyward 3 , Z. Taylor 3 , A. Romero , I. Wilson
2-out RBI: Z. Taylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Romero , J. Jiménez , P. Logan
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. McDonald LF 5 2 4 0 0 0 1 .264 7 30
   a-D. Noble LF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327 2 22
D. Fletcher SS 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .283 7 58
J. Mendoza 3B 4 0 1 1 1 1 6 .316 15 53
J. Rodríguez CF, LF 3 0 0 1 2 0 5 .328 22 72
N. Castellanos 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 6 .291 15 51
M. Garland 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 4 .231 2 8
D. Badger DH 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 .339 6 40
J. Rivas C 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .150 0 0
J. Moore RF 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .287 1 24
Totals 38 6 16 6 4 4 33      
a - D. Noble substituted for T. McDonald in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Mendoza (20, 1st Inning off J. Rose, 2 on, 0 outs) , D. Fletcher (16, 2nd Inning off J. Rose, 1 on, 1 out) , N. Castellanos (31, 3rd Inning off J. Rose, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Moore (11, 4th Inning off J. Rose, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. McDonald (13, 6th Inning off J. Crocker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. McDonald 5 , D. Fletcher 4 , J. Mendoza 2 , N. Castellanos 3 , M. Garland 2 , J. Rivas 2 , J. Moore 3
2-out RBI: J. Rodríguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Rodríguez 2 , N. Castellanos , M. Garland , J. Rivas 2
Sac Fly: D. Badger
Hit by Pitch: D. Fletcher
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Errors: D. Fletcher (8) , M. Garland (1)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rose L (3-6) 5.0 11 4 4 1 2 0 92 3.68   
J. Crocker 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 26 4.05   
L. Gohara 1.0 4 2 2 1 1 0 30 3.31   
C. Salazar 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rose 30
Batters Faced: J. Rose 27, J. Crocker 6, L. Gohara 8, C. Salazar 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rose 5-7, J. Crocker 3-0, L. Gohara 1-1, C. Salazar 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rose 92-57, J. Crocker 26-15, L. Gohara 30-19, C. Salazar 8-6
WP: J. Rose
Hit Batsmen: J. Rose
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cruz W (12-6) 7.0 5 3 2 0 7 0 87 4.25   
T. Kolek 0.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 8 2.96   
K. Medeiros H (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 3.62   
P. Rodriguez SV (13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cruz 64
Batters Faced: J. Cruz 27, T. Kolek 3, K. Medeiros 3, P. Rodriguez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cruz 8-6, T. Kolek 0-0, K. Medeiros 1-0, P. Rodriguez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cruz 87-64, T. Kolek 8-5, K. Medeiros 17-11, P. Rodriguez 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Kolek 1-1 , K. Medeiros 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Cruz
Ballpark: Dodger Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM PT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 53034
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