00:01It is a happy Monday at Blue Heaven on Earth because the Dodgers are home and
00:06it's Roki Sasaki Bobblehead night to kick off this six-game homestand and
00:10kick off this series for the Dodgers against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals.
00:15Max Muncy is back returning from the IL.
00:17The numbers show, before he went down, best offense in baseball.
00:21The most runs per game in the major leagues.
00:23Since he has been out, they are dead last in Major League Baseball in runs per game.
00:27Tyler Glass now making its 10th start of the season.
00:30No decision in Cincinnati as the offense came back and picked him up.
00:33Herrera sat on that and pulled a 97-mile-an-hour heater for the Cardinals' first hit.
00:39Herrera, red-hot, six hits in his last nine, trips to the plate.
00:43Big Alec Burleson.
00:45Herrera takes off, good jump, pitch a strike, throw to second, is late.
00:49And Herrera got in safely, Mookie Betts with the tag.
00:54On the ground to second, and Stone Blaise took away a double play.
00:59Now the leader of the Cardinals, Wilson Contreras, a roll of the Rojas.
01:06Last night, works around the one-out baserunner for a scoreless top of the first.
01:10Time for Sonny Gray to right the ship.
01:13He was certainly excellent against L.A. back in St. Louis.
01:16He tries to beat him for the second time tonight.
01:18Shohei Ohtani stands in against the veteran righty Sonny Gray.
01:22And he gets a swing and a miss.
01:24Ohtani with 18 strikeouts now in his last 37 at-bats.
01:28Good start for Sonny Gray, one away in the first.
01:31And there are two down for the Dodgers.
01:33Freddie's been on base in 19 straight games.
01:37And Freddie Freeman checks his swing.
01:39Sonny Gray strikes him and Shohei Ohtani out to get things started on the mound for the Cardinals.
01:45One up, one down here in the second.
01:47Mason Wynn at 270.
01:48His average is climbing like the temperature.
01:51He's had a terrific run since the All-Star break at the plate.
01:54Swing and a drive.
01:55Hit high in the air toward left.
01:57Conforto back.
01:58The show has begun.
02:00Mason Wynn with a solo home run.
02:03And the Cardinals strike first.
02:05And this ball is right off the bat.
02:07A home run.
02:09389 feet on that ball.
02:11Home runs are thrown.
02:12That one right down the middle.
02:13Sure was.
02:14And Mason Wynn did miss.
02:16Three consecutive Cardinals have reached against Glasnow in the second.
02:20Home run for Wynn.
02:21Base hit for Jay-Z.
02:22And then a walk to Pajas.
02:25Brings us to the last of the order.
02:26And the speedy Victor Scott the second.
02:28Glasnow is 0-2.
02:31Slash to left.
02:32Conferno is there to make the play.
02:34And record the second out.
02:36And then we get back to the top of the order.
02:37Popped him up on the infield.
02:39Smith running out from home plate.
02:41Muncie in front of the mound.
02:42Makes the catch.
02:43Welcome back Max Muncie.
02:45Number 13.
02:46Nice round of applause.
02:48Max Muncie.
02:50A payoff pitch.
02:51Up and away.
02:52Ball four.
02:53Forto.
02:54Left-handed batter who played with the Giants last year.
02:56Former Met.
02:57And it's one and two.
02:59The pitch to Conforto.
03:00Swing and a miss.
03:01Sonny strikes him out.
03:02Rickey has the third.
03:04One nothing.
03:04Cardinals.
03:05Alec Burleson the left fielder.
03:07He grounded to Rojas at second.
03:10First time up in the first down.
03:12There's his first K.
03:13It's Burleson.
03:14Wave at strike three.
03:17Two down.
03:18Wilson Contreras steps back in.
03:20On the way.
03:21Outside corner.
03:22Got it with a fastball at 98.
03:24A 1-2-3 inning for Tyler Glasnow with two strikeups.
03:28Betts fly down to right his first time.
03:31And grounds this one up the middle.
03:32Mason Wynn to his left.
03:34Unleashes an unreal throw.
03:36And Contreras digs that out at first.
03:39Good play for out number one.
03:40A rocket from Mason Wynn, but it was in the dirt.
03:43And a good stretch and good hands by Contreras.
03:46Freeman is next.
03:48Freeman tried to extend it on base streak to 20 consecutive games.
03:52Freddie Freeman high in the air to right field.
03:55Newball on the running track at the wall.
03:58We're tied.
04:00That's a home run in three of the last five for number five.
04:041-1.
04:05What a way to extend his streaks.
04:07A seven game hitting streak.
04:08A 20 game on base streak.
04:10And a new ball game near Dodger Stadium.
04:12And that's the first hit for the Dodgers off of Sonny Gray.
04:15And it produces a run.
04:17Swing and a miss.
04:18Sonny Gray responds to the homer with his fifth strikeout.
04:21He's gotten Smith for the first time.
04:23Two pitches and two outs in the Cardinals sixth.
04:27Well, that helps pitch counts.
04:28And typically there is a kind of an unwritten rule, I guess, for a hitter.
04:32If there's a one pitch out right in front of you to start the inning,
04:34you're going to take a pitch.
04:35The USC Trojan, Lars Knupar.
04:37Two outs and the base is empty.
04:39That's at the knees.
04:40Ninety nine and strike three.
04:42An eight pitch inning for Tyler Glasnow.
04:45Now Shohei Ohtani.
04:47Ohtani is struck out and grounded out to second.
04:49Betting 273, 38 home runs, 73 RBIs.
04:53Swing and a miss.
04:55Ohtani chases a sweeper.
04:56And Sonny Gray has his sixth strikeout two way in the inning.
05:00Now on two and two with two outs.
05:02Mookie Betts takes just low.
05:05Oh, a delayed called strike on a pitch that looked low.
05:08And Mookie Betts gets the ring up.
05:10Two strikeouts in the sixth inning for Sonny Gray.
05:14Seven in the game.
05:15Cardinals have a run on three hits.
05:17The Dodgers one run on one hit.
05:19So J.C. is single.
05:20He's also popped to center.
05:22A one-two pitch.
05:23Got him swinging.
05:24Six strikeouts for Glasnow.
05:27Two down for the Cardinals.
05:28And the catcher Pedro Pajez coming to the plate.
05:31Did he go?
05:32Yes, he did.
05:34Pitch 101.
05:38Strikeout number seven and seven strong from Glasnow.
05:41We're tied at one.
05:42Hasn't been rare for Will lately to hit the long ball.
05:46Nine in the last 35 games.
05:48Six on fastballs.
05:50But really, whatever the pitch type, no matter the location,
05:54Smith's gone way to hit it.
05:55Chopper left side.
05:57It's a J.C.
05:57Nice pick.
05:59Low throw.
05:59And Contreras digs that out.
06:02Good play at both ends.
06:04Another ground ball out for Sonny Gray.
06:06Now he faces the ever dangerous Max Muncy who's walked and bounced out.
06:11Pitch number 90.
06:12Swing and a miss.
06:14Sonny Gray strided, went seven innings of one run, one hit ball.
06:18Outstanding work by the Cardinals starter, Sonny Gray.
06:22The Cardinals' last base runner, Mason Wemble, the walk in the fourth.
06:25And just like that, two are out.
06:27Bases empty and two down in the top of the eighth.
06:30Dodgers one, Cardinals one.
06:32So here's the most dangerous man at the moment for the Cardinals.
06:35We really missed him when he was hurt against lefties.
06:38That ball cracked center.
06:40Pajez back and it's gone.
06:43Herrera puts the Cardinals in front on cue.
06:46Well, number 10 for Yvonne and nothing bigger supporting Sonny Gray.
06:513-1 pitch.
06:52That swung on, hit in the air to left near the corner.
06:55Conforto over by the line.
06:56He dives and makes the catch.
06:58Right on the warning track near the chalk.
07:01Terrific play on the slicing line drive.
07:04Cardinals get a run on the home run by Herrera.
07:06We go to the bottom of the eighth inning.
07:08It's the Cardinals two, Dodgers one.
07:10Riley O'Brien coming out of the bullpen.
07:13That's going to get out to the warning track.
07:15Cut off by Scott.
07:17Rounding first on his way to second.
07:18And in with a pop-up slide is Teoscar Hernandez.
07:22And the Dodgers have the tying run and scoring position with nobody out.
07:27And the Dodgers will go to Ruiz as a pinch runner.
07:30A productive out for Conforto.
07:33Gets Ruiz to third.
07:34Now who's happy to be home?
07:36Andy Potheads.
07:38The infield in.
07:39O'Brien's all on.
07:40Ground ball to second.
07:41Off of Donovan.
07:42And Steward Ruiz comes home to score.
07:44And we're tied once again.
07:45So, Contreras fights off a sexy 97.
07:49He's got a lead off single to kick off the ninth inning.
07:52Now the Cardinals are going to go the pinch runner route.
07:54That's Garrett Hampson.
07:56Stewart pitches.
07:57And there's a ground ball up the middle.
07:58Base at center field.
08:00Hampson is going to make third.
08:02First and third.
08:03Nobody out in the ninth.
08:04I hear some Newt Bart cheers here at Dodger Stadium.
08:07There are Cardinal fans everywhere.
08:08But the pinch runner, Hampson, a good move right there.
08:12He had no trouble going first to third.
08:14Really good on the bases.
08:15And a one-two from Brock Stewart.
08:18Here it is.
08:18Swings.
08:19He struck him out.
08:21Got him with a fastball on the outer half.
08:24Obviously a big, big out.
08:25Now the infield can move back.
08:27Now can Pedro Pajas rescue us?
08:30Well, it won't be Mr. Pajas.
08:32It'll be Joel Pozo who comes to the plate.
08:35Two down, two on.
08:37Pozo's been one of the, if not the most effective,
08:39pinch hitter for the Cardinals this year.
08:42Line and a right.
08:44It's a base hit.
08:45Pozo comes through again.
08:47And the Cardinals are back in front with a fist pump
08:50from Joel Pozo.
08:52A huge pinch hit single.
08:55Shohei Ohtani is 0 for 3 with two punch outs so far.
09:00First pitch.
09:01Drilled to right field.
09:04Newt Bart cuts it off.
09:05Ohtani with a wide turn.
09:07He's heading back to first.
09:09The time run is on base.
09:11What scares you about the slot that Mookie is in,
09:14he's going to break out of it at some point.
09:16You hope it doesn't come until after we leave town.
09:19Dodgers have the tying run aboard.
09:22In the air to right.
09:24Long run.
09:25Newt Bart coming on.
09:26Still coming.
09:27Still coming.
09:27Dives.
09:28And makes a great catch.
09:30Wow.
09:31And makes a great catch.
09:31Last moment.
09:32Newt Bart dives and makes a grab and foul ground.
09:35An unbelievable catch for out number one.
09:38That is an unreal first out for Lars Nukbar.
09:42Now Freddie Freeman.
09:44Can't get it over your head in this situation with Ohtani's speed.
09:49Swing and a miss.
09:51Freeman chases two outs in the ninth inning.
09:53The winning run is on base.
09:56And the tying run in scoring position for Max Muncy.
10:00Swing.
10:01Drive.
10:01Hit toward right.
10:02Newt is there.
10:03And the Cardinals have won it.
10:05JoJo Romero nails it down.
10:07What a game.
10:08What pitching.
10:09And what clutch hitting for Oliver Marmel's squad.
10:12The Cardinals take round one at Dodger Stadium.
