Saggese hits go-ahead single in the 10th in the Cardinals' 8-6 victory
over the Dodgers
[September 03, 2026]
By BETH HARRIS
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thomas Saggese hit a go-ahead,
two-strike infield single in the 10th inning and the St. Louis Cardinals
outlasted the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-6 on Wednesday night.
Nathan Church singled to center off reliever Brock Stewart (0-2), moving
automatic runner José Fermín to third. He scored on Saggese's single to
second for a 6-5 lead — St. Louis' first of the game. The Cardinals
added two more runs on a double by Joshua Báez, who entered as a
pinch-hitter in the eighth. |
St. Louis Cardinals right fielder Jordan Walker (18) and first baseman
Alec Burleson (41) are unable to catch a flyout during the first inning
of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Wednesday, Sept. 2,
2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/William Liang) |
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The NL West-leading Dodgers have lost six of eight. Shohei
Ohtani struck out four consecutive times for the first time this
season, including in the 10th with an automatic runner at third.
The Dodgers had leads of 3-0, 5-2 and 5-4 before the Cardinals
tied it in the eighth. Báez doubled off reliever Tanner Scott
and scored on Alec Burleson’s sacrifice fly.
Los Angeles had the potential winning run on third in the ninth.
Teoscar Hernández hit a ground-rule double and moved up on a
wild pitch by Justin Bruihl (1-1), but pinch-hitter Kiké
Hernández struck out and pinch-hitter Will Smith flied out to
end threat.
Riley O'Brien pitched the 10th to earn his 35th save.
The Dodgers led 3-0 on Freddie Freeman's three-run drive that
snapped his 47-game homerless streak in the first. The 416-foot
shot to center — his first since July 3 — scored Ohtani, who
walked, and Tommy Edman, who was hit by a pitch.
Besides Ohtani, Cardinals opener Brycen Mautz walked two more
batters and gave up a single to Miguel Rojas while the Dodgers
batted around in the inning.
Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto walked Fermín for his only
baserunner through five innings.
Fermín broke up the no-hit bid with a single leading off the
sixth. He was forced out on Church's fielder's choice groundout
to short before Saggese homered, pulling the Cardinals to 3-2.
Saggese had two of the Cardinals' five homers in a 13-8 win on
Tuesday.
Yamamoto allowed four runs and five hits in seven innings with
eight strikeouts.
Betts' two-run shot off reliever George Soriano extended the
Dodgers' lead to 5-2 in the sixth.
The Cardinals got within a run again in the seventh. Leo Bernal
hit his first major league homer, a two-run shot, to cut the
deficit to 5-4. He had a two-run single in his MLB debut on
Tuesday.
Up next
Cardinals LHP Quinn Mathews (1-2, 5.03 ERA) was set to start the
series finale Thursday against Dodgers LHP Tarik Skubal (8-7,
2.84).
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