St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers, May 1, 2026 Box Score

DodgersLos Angeles DodgersLAD

2-7

Final

CardinalsSt. Louis CardinalsSTL

May 1, 2026, 8:15 PM ET | Busch Stadium

Last 5 Form

Los Angeles Dodgers

2-3

Last 5

St. Louis Cardinals

5-0

Last 5

Starting Pitchers

Los Angeles Dodgers

Emmet Sheehan

Recorded starter

St. Louis Cardinals

Matthew Liberatore

Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings

Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of May 1, 11:25 PM ET
Team	W-L	PCT	Div	WC	GB
Los Angeles Dodgers	20-12	.625	#2	#1	-
St. Louis Cardinals	19-13	.594	#3	#3	1.0

PCT: winning percentage
Div: division rank
WC: wild card rank
GB: games back

Season Comparison

2026

Los Angeles DodgersSt. Louis Cardinals

.762

OPS

.691

204

167

801

Runs

720

3.55

ERA

4.26

1.14

WHIP

1.36

1521

Strikeouts by pitchers

1278

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Hitters

Shohei Ohtani

6 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Kyle Tucker

4 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI

Andy Pages

4 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Justin Wrobleski

6.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Jack Dreyer

3.1 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Kyle Hurt

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

St. Louis Cardinals

Hitters

Alec Burleson

9 H, 2 HR, 9 RBI

Jordan Walker

9 H, 1 HR, 9 RBI

Nolan Gorman

4 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI

Pitchers

George Soriano

3.1 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Gordon Graceffo

4.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Andre Pallante

6.0 IP, 6 SO, 1.50 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Matthew Liberatore

St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick

Emmet Sheehan

Los Angeles Dodgers, MLBDB pick

Jordan Walker

St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick

Line Score

St. Louis Cardinals 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 2: LAD 7 hits, STL 12 hits; LAD 2 errors, STL 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles Dodgers	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	7	2
St. Louis Cardinals	3	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	x	7	12	0

Box Score

Batting

Freddie Freeman led Los Angeles Dodgers with 2 hits.

Los Angeles Dodgers batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Shohei OhtaniDH	5	0	0	0	0	1
Freddie Freeman1B	4	1	2	0	0	0
Will SmithC	3	0	1	0	1	1
Teoscar HernándezLF	3	0	1	0	1	1
Kyle TuckerRF	2	0	0	1	1	0
Andy PagesCF	4	1	1	0	0	1
Max Muncy3B	3	0	1	1	1	0
Miguel RojasSS	4	0	0	0	0	0
Santiago Espinal2B	2	0	0	0	0	2
Hyeseong KimPH/2B	2	0	1	0	0	0
Totals	32	2	7	2	4	6

Jordan Walker led St. Louis Cardinals with 4 hits and 2 RBI.

St. Louis Cardinals batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
JJ Wetherholt2B	5	0	0	0	0	2	0
Iván HerreraDH	5	2	2	0	0	2	0
Alec Burleson1B	3	2	1	1	1	1	1
Jordan WalkerRF	4	2	4	2	0	0	0
Nolan Gorman3B	4	1	1	2	0	0	1
Masyn WinnSS	3	0	2	0	0	0	0
Nathan ChurchLF	4	0	1	1	0	2	0
Pedro PagésC	4	0	1	0	0	2	0
Victor Scott IICF	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
Totals	36	7	12	6	1	11	2

Pitching

Emmet Sheehan went 4.2 innings for Los Angeles Dodgers (8 SO, 4 ER); Matthew Liberatore went 5.2 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (4 SO, 2 ER).

Pitching lines
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Los Angeles Dodgers
Emmet Sheehan	4.2	8	4	4	0	8	2
Jack Dreyer	1.1	2	0	0	0	1	0
Edgardo Henriquez	1.0	2	3	2	1	0	0
Kyle Hurt	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
St. Louis Cardinals
Matthew Liberatore	5.2	5	2	2	2	4	0
George Soriano	1.1	0	0	0	1	1	0
Gordon Graceffo	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
Matt Svanson	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0

AB: at-bats
R: runs
H: hits
RBI: runs batted in
BB: walks
SO: strikeouts
HR: home runs
IP: innings pitched
ER: earned runs

Scoring Summary

B1
Home Run Nolan Gorman homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Jordan Walker scores. LAD 0, STL 3
T2
Double Max Muncy doubles (5) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Victor Scott II. Andy Pages scores. LAD 1, STL 3
B3
Home Run Alec Burleson homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. LAD 1, STL 4
T6
Sac Fly Kyle Tucker out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Victor Scott II. Freddie Freeman scores. Will Smith to 3rd. LAD 2, STL 4
B7
Double Jordan Walker doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Teoscar Hernández. Iván Herrera scores. Alec Burleson scores. Jordan Walker to 3rd. Jordan Walker advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by left fielder Teoscar Hernández. LAD 2, STL 6
B7
Forceout Nathan Church grounds into a force out, shortstop Miguel Rojas to second baseman Hyeseong Kim. Jordan Walker scores. Masyn Winn out at 2nd. Nathan Church to 1st. LAD 2, STL 7

Play-by-Play

All 75 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

T9
Flyout Shohei Ohtani flies out sharply to center fielder Victor Scott II. LAD 2, STL 7
T9
Double Hyeseong Kim doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Nathan Church. LAD 2, STL 7
T9
Groundout Miguel Rojas grounds out, first baseman Alec Burleson to pitcher Matt Svanson. LAD 2, STL 7
T9
Flyout Max Muncy flies out sharply to center fielder Victor Scott II. LAD 2, STL 7
B8
Strikeout Iván Herrera called out on strikes. LAD 2, STL 7
B8
Strikeout JJ Wetherholt strikes out swinging. LAD 2, STL 7
B8
Lineout Victor Scott II lines out to left fielder Teoscar Hernández. LAD 2, STL 7
T8
Strikeout Andy Pages challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Andy Pages called out on strikes. LAD 2, STL 7
T8
Walk Kyle Tucker walks. Freddie Freeman to 2nd. LAD 2, STL 7
T8
Flyout Teoscar Hernández flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker. LAD 2, STL 7
T8
Lineout Will Smith lines out to third baseman Nolan Gorman. LAD 2, STL 7
T8
Single Freddie Freeman singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Nathan Church. LAD 2, STL 7
B7
Flyout Pedro Pagés flies out to center fielder Andy Pages. LAD 2, STL 7
B7
Forceout Nathan Church grounds into a force out, shortstop Miguel Rojas to second baseman Hyeseong Kim. Jordan Walker scores. Masyn Winn out at 2nd. Nathan Church to 1st. LAD 2, STL 7
B7
Hit By Pitch Masyn Winn hit by pitch. LAD 2, STL 6
B7
Flyout Nolan Gorman flies out to left fielder Teoscar Hernández. LAD 2, STL 6
B7
Double Jordan Walker doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Teoscar Hernández. Iván Herrera scores. Alec Burleson scores. Jordan Walker to 3rd. Jordan Walker advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by left fielder Teoscar Hernández. LAD 2, STL 6
B7
Walk Alec Burleson walks. Iván Herrera to 2nd. LAD 2, STL 4
B7
Single Iván Herrera singles on a ground ball to right fielder Kyle Tucker. LAD 2, STL 4
T7
Strikeout Shohei Ohtani called out on strikes. LAD 2, STL 4
T7
Pop Out Hyeseong Kim pops out to shortstop Masyn Winn in foul territory. LAD 2, STL 4
T7
Forceout Miguel Rojas grounds into a force out, shortstop Masyn Winn to second baseman JJ Wetherholt. Max Muncy out at 2nd. Miguel Rojas to 1st. LAD 2, STL 4
T7
Walk Max Muncy walks. LAD 2, STL 4
B6
Pop Out JJ Wetherholt pops out to third baseman Max Muncy. LAD 2, STL 4
B6
Flyout Victor Scott II flies out to left fielder Teoscar Hernández. LAD 2, STL 4
B6
Strikeout Pedro Pagés called out on strikes. LAD 2, STL 4
B6
Single Nathan Church singles on a fly ball to left fielder Teoscar Hernández. Masyn Winn to 2nd. LAD 2, STL 4
B6
Single Masyn Winn singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Andy Pages. LAD 2, STL 4
T6
Lineout Andy Pages lines out to center fielder Victor Scott II. LAD 2, STL 4
T6
Sac Fly Kyle Tucker out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Victor Scott II. Freddie Freeman scores. Will Smith to 3rd. LAD 2, STL 4
T6
Walk Teoscar Hernández walks. Freddie Freeman to 3rd. Will Smith to 2nd. LAD 1, STL 4
T6
Walk Will Smith challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Will Smith walks. Freddie Freeman to 2nd. LAD 1, STL 4
T6
Single Freddie Freeman singles on a line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II. LAD 1, STL 4
T6
Flyout Shohei Ohtani flies out to center fielder Victor Scott II. LAD 1, STL 4
B5
Lineout Nolan Gorman lines out sharply to center fielder Andy Pages. LAD 1, STL 4
B5
Double Jordan Walker doubles (5) on a line drive to left fielder Teoscar Hernández. LAD 1, STL 4
B5
Strikeout Alec Burleson strikes out swinging. LAD 1, STL 4
B5
Groundout Iván Herrera grounds out sharply, second baseman Santiago Espinal to first baseman Freddie Freeman. LAD 1, STL 4
T5
Strikeout Santiago Espinal strikes out swinging. LAD 1, STL 4
T5
Lineout Miguel Rojas lines out sharply to third baseman Nolan Gorman. LAD 1, STL 4
T5
Groundout Max Muncy grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. LAD 1, STL 4
B4
Groundout JJ Wetherholt grounds out sharply to first baseman Freddie Freeman. LAD 1, STL 4
B4
Strikeout Victor Scott II strikes out swinging. LAD 1, STL 4
B4
Double Pedro Pagés doubles (3) on a ground ball to left fielder Teoscar Hernández. LAD 1, STL 4
B4
Strikeout Nathan Church strikes out swinging. LAD 1, STL 4
T4
Grounded Into DP Andy Pages grounds into a double play, pitcher Matthew Liberatore to second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. Teoscar Hernández out at 2nd. Andy Pages out at 1st. LAD 1, STL 4
T4
Lineout Kyle Tucker lines out sharply to left fielder Nathan Church. LAD 1, STL 4
T4
Single Teoscar Hernández singles on a ground ball to third baseman Nolan Gorman. Will Smith to 2nd. LAD 1, STL 4
T4
Single Will Smith singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II. LAD 1, STL 4
B3
Pop Out Masyn Winn pops out to catcher Will Smith in foul territory. LAD 1, STL 4
B3
Groundout Nolan Gorman grounds out, pitcher Emmet Sheehan to first baseman Freddie Freeman. Jordan Walker to 3rd. LAD 1, STL 4
B3
Single Jordan Walker singles on a ground ball to right fielder Kyle Tucker. LAD 1, STL 4
B3
Home Run Alec Burleson homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. LAD 1, STL 4
B3
Strikeout Iván Herrera strikes out swinging. LAD 1, STL 3
T3
Pop Out Freddie Freeman pops out to shortstop Masyn Winn. LAD 1, STL 3
T3
Groundout Shohei Ohtani grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. LAD 1, STL 3
T3
Strikeout Santiago Espinal called out on strikes. LAD 1, STL 3
B2
Groundout JJ Wetherholt grounds out to first baseman Freddie Freeman. LAD 1, STL 3
B2
Strikeout Victor Scott II strikes out swinging. LAD 1, STL 3
B2
Strikeout Pedro Pagés strikes out swinging. LAD 1, STL 3
T2
Flyout Miguel Rojas flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker. LAD 1, STL 3
T2
Double Max Muncy doubles (5) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Victor Scott II. Andy Pages scores. LAD 1, STL 3
T2
Single Andy Pages singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. LAD 0, STL 3
T2
Lineout Kyle Tucker lines out to second baseman JJ Wetherholt. LAD 0, STL 3
T2
Strikeout Teoscar Hernández strikes out swinging. LAD 0, STL 3
B1
Strikeout Nathan Church strikes out swinging. LAD 0, STL 3
B1
Single Masyn Winn singles on a line drive to center fielder Andy Pages. LAD 0, STL 3
B1
Home Run Nolan Gorman homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Jordan Walker scores. LAD 0, STL 3
B1
Single Jordan Walker singles on a line drive to left fielder Teoscar Hernández. Iván Herrera to 2nd. LAD 0, STL 0
B1
Pop Out Alec Burleson pops out to third baseman Max Muncy in foul territory. LAD 0, STL 0
B1
Single Iván Herrera singles on a ground ball to left fielder Teoscar Hernández. LAD 0, STL 0
B1
Strikeout JJ Wetherholt called out on strikes. LAD 0, STL 0
T1
Strikeout Will Smith strikes out swinging. LAD 0, STL 0
T1
Flyout Freddie Freeman flies out to left fielder Nathan Church. LAD 0, STL 0
T1
Flyout Shohei Ohtani flies out sharply to left fielder Nathan Church. LAD 0, STL 0