The Cardinals starting pitcher was Brycen Mautz, a rookie in only his 3rd game in MLB. In his first two games he was shelled so Ollie Marmol had him on a short leash since the Cards now need to basically play every game like it's game 7 of the World Series to make the playoffs. The 1st inning was rough. Mautz gave up 3 runs including a homer by Freddie Freeman (The Cardinal Killer). He also hit Tommy Edman (a former Cardinal and one of my favorites players) with a pitch and had the bases loaded when the cardinals finally made the 3rd out to escape with just a 3 run deficit after the 1st inning.
In the 2nd inning the first batter Mautz faced was Shohei Ohtani who he also hit with a pitch to put him on base. Ollie immediately came out of the dugout and removed Mautz. His night was over. Even though the Cards started out bad, the young bottom of the order came through for them and they managed to beat the Dodgers again after roughing up the Dodgers pitching staff for the 2nd night in a row.
Game #3 tonight in LA.
The St. Louis Cardinals currently hold a 4-1 record against the Los Angeles Dodgers this season winning both series against them. Can they make it 5-1 for 2026?
2026 Matchup Results
In the 2nd inning the first batter Mautz faced was Shohei Ohtani who he also hit with a pitch to put him on base. Ollie immediately came out of the dugout and removed Mautz. His night was over. Even though the Cards started out bad, the young bottom of the order came through for them and they managed to beat the Dodgers again after roughing up the Dodgers pitching staff for the 2nd night in a row.
Game #3 tonight in LA.
The St. Louis Cardinals currently hold a 4-1 record against the Los Angeles Dodgers this season winning both series against them. Can they make it 5-1 for 2026?
2026 Matchup Results
- May 1, 2026: Cardinals 7, Dodgers 2 (at St. Louis)
- May 2, 2026: Cardinals 3, Dodgers 2 (at St. Louis)
- May 3, 2026: Dodgers 4, Cardinals 1 (at St. Louis)
- September 1/2, 2026: Cardinals 13, Dodgers 8 (at Los Angeles)
- September 2/3, 2026: Cardinals 8, Dodgers 6 (10 innings, at Los Angeles)
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