Cardinals hit 7 homers, pound visiting Dodgers
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[May 19, 2023]
Willson Contreras blasted two three-run homers and the St. Louis
Cardinals hit seven home runs to outslug the visiting Los Angeles
Dodgers 16-8 Thursday.
Nolan Gorman hit a two-run homer and a solo shot for the Cardinals,
who won for the ninth time in 11 games. Nolan Arenado hit a two-run
home run and Juan Yepez and Paul DeJong hit solo homers.
Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright (1-0) earned his 196th
career victory while allowing five runs (two earned) in 5 2/3
innings.
Freddie Freeman hit a grand slam -- his 300th career homer -- for
the Dodgers, who lost for just the second time in nine games.
Dodgers starting pitcher Julio Urias (5-4) allowed six runs on six
hits, including four homers, in three innings. All six runs were
scored in the third.
Los Angeles took a 2-0 first-inning lead on a leadoff double by
Mookie Betts, walks to Will Smith and Max Muncy, and J.D. Martinez's
two-run double.
The Cardinals rallied for a 6-2 lead in the third inning. Oscar
Mercado hit a single, Paul Goldschmidt walked and Contreras launched
his first three-run homer.
Yepez homered while pinch hitting for right fielder Tommy Edman (who
suffered lower abdominal soreness after a second-inning outfield
collision with Lars Nootbaar). Gorman and DeJong followed to make it
back-to-back-to-back homers.
Mercado hit a leadoff double in the fourth inning and took third on
a flyout. Goldschmidt walked and stole second base while Mercado
stole home.
Arenado pushed the Cardinals' lead to 9-2 with his two-run homer
later in the inning.
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May 18, 2023; St. Louis, Missouri, USA;
St. Louis Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras (40) reacts after
hitting a three-run home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the
eighth inning at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Puetz-USA
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The Dodgers cut the deficit to 9-7 in the sixth
inning. Miguel Vargas hit a one-out single and David Peralta reached
on Goldschmidt's error at first base.
Rojas hit an RBI single to chase Wainwright. Reliever Genesis
Cabrera walked Trayce Thompson to set the stage for Freeman's grand
slam.
Max Muncy homered in the seventh inning to cut the deficit to 9-8.
Brendan Donovan's walk and singles by Mercado and Nootbaar produced
one run in the eighth inning. Goldschmidt then drew an intentional
walk, Mercado scored on Yency Almonte's wild pitch and Contreras
blasted his second three-run homer.
Gorman capped the scoring his two-run homer.
--Field Level Media
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