Thu 18 4.45p: Julio Urias vs. Wainwright Fri 19 5.15p: Tony Gonsolin vs. Metz Sat 20 4.15p: Noah Syndergaard vs. Mikolas Sun 21 11.15a: Clayton Kershaw vs. Flaherty
Prior to Opening Day, everyone picked the Cardinals to win the NL Central (to be fair, that "everyone" also chose the Padres over the Dodgers in the NL West). And the Cardinals still might.
But their 17-26 record is curently worst in the National League, and they've got issues. Local product Jack Flaherty is not the 2019 ace they need him to be in 2023 (though he did come to life last start with 10 Ks). Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol doesn't like Tyler O'Neill's lack of hustle on the basepaths.
And by going 8-2 over the last 10, while the Pirates have falle back to earth and the Brewers scuffle around, the Cardinals are only 6.5 games out (the smallest distance to first place for all six MLB divisions).
Meanwhile, the Dodgers have won their last six series including going 5-1 at home this past week, the lone blemish being a rare loss for the bereaved Clayton Kershaw, for his first home loss since June 2021. But wait, there's more: in Wednesday's 7-3 victory over the Twins, we may have lost Dustin May for what's being called "at least a month," but will probably be a lot more. It's a flexor pronator strain, which in layman's terms is really fucking bad.
May's slot in the rotation isn't due for this four-game series in St. Louis, but everyone else's is. So here we go: a hot start to May, precariously set up for a let down. Sounds like a house of cards, no? Or at least a visit to one? Sigh.
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Late with the lineup! We're already up 2-0 on the JD Martinez double, top 1
Betts RF
Freeman 1B
Smith C
Muncy 3B
Martinez DH
Vargas 2B
Outman CF
Peralta LF
Rojas SS
P Urias
Home Run Derby came early this year! Freeman with a grand slam and Muncy with a solo bomb to get the Dodgers to within one. 9-8 birds.
The Cards have hit 5 bombs.
Geez, Almonte.
Well we used to be close. Oh well
That went south fast.
Game 2
Chris Taylor Ks with Martinez on second.
Chris Taylor is now batting .183.
And, CT3 comes through with a two-out double, to put the Dodgers ahead 1-0.
We're winning 1-0, but we are 2-for-14 with RISP tonight. That is awful.
Two-out three-run HR by MOOKIE BETTS!!!
4-0 LA, T8
Smith pokes one to right, to score Freeman (who doubled after Mookie's HR).
5-0 LA
Going to the ninth, Dodgers up 5-0
WIN
Fourth shutout of the season!
Game 3
Betts RF
Freeman 1B
Martinez DH
Muncy 3B
Vargas 2B
Peralta LF
Heyward CF
Taylor SS
Barnes C
Syndergaard P
Oh man, no Smith and no Outman. That's not good.
And, we have no offense. What a surprise.
We are losing 3-0
Dammit. Victor’s luck ran out.
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