Cardinals Stumble as Dodgers Capitalize on Home Turf Advantage

In a contest that saw the St. Louis Cardinals fall to the Los Angeles Dodgers with a final score of 7-1, both teams came into the game with contrasting early-season records. The Cardinals, now at 0-1, struggled to find their rhythm against the Dodgers who improved their record to 2-1.

The game unfolded under clear skies at Dodger Stadium in front of a crowd of 52,667 spectators. Despite a clean defensive performance by the Cardinals with zero errors and an impeccable fielding percentage of 100 percent, their bats remained largely silent throughout nine innings. The team managed only three hits and one run against the formidable pitching of the Dodgers.

The lone spark for the Cardinals came in the fourth inning when they notched one hit and converted it into their only run for the game. However, this was overshadowed by a strong offensive display from Los Angeles in both the first and third innings where they scored two and three runs respectively.

Cardinals' pitchers faced a total of 36 batters over eight innings pitched, striking out ten but surrendering seven earned runs on ten hits which included two home runs. The bullpen contributed with three strikeouts over 3.2 innings pitched but also allowed two earned runs.

On offense, St. Louis had thirty-one at-bats but were stifled by Los Angeles' pitching staff which held them to an average of .097 for the game. Their on-base plus slugging (OPS) stood at .319 while leaving eight runners on base (LOB). A solitary home run accounted for their only extra-base hit and RBI during this matchup.

Looking ahead after this tough outing in California's largest city, fans can catch their next opportunity to support The Cardinals as they face off again against The Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on March 30th at 7:10 PM PT broadcasted exclusively on Apple TV+.