Dodgers sing the St. Louis blues as they drop fourth straight game
Roki Sasaki struggles over five innings, Dodgers hit into four double plays as they fall to Cardinals 3-2.
May 2, 2026; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) looks on after striking out against the St. Louis Cardinals in the sixth inning at Busch Stadium.
Mandatory Credit: Joe Puetz-Imagn Images | Joe Puetz-Imagn Images The Dodgers nearly suffered their second shutout loss in as many weeks, managing to get a pair of late runs in the ninth inning but falling to the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Saturday. Roki Sasaki had a decent start in the first inning, getting his first two outs on eight pitches, but put two men on with two outs by walking Alex Burleson and allowing a single to Jordan Walker.
A bookend strikeout of Nolan Gorman helped him get out of the inning unscathed. Sasaki needed just three pitches to get two outs in the bottom of the second, but plunked Ramón Urías on a 1-1 count before walking Victor Scott II to once again put two on with two outs. Sasaki got another bookend strikeout— this time against J.
J. Wetherhold— to strand the pair. Once the Cardinals came to bat in the bottom of the third, Sasaki got ambushed early with a pair of doubles from Iván Herrera and Burleson to give St.
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