A Decisive Late-Inning Surge
The St. Louis Cardinals completed a dramatic comeback on Thursday, September 3, 2026, defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-6 at Dodger Stadium. The Cardinals, who trailed 5-2 entering the bottom of the eighth, mounted a five-run offensive explosion in the top of the 10th inning to take the lead and hold on for the win. The final score reflected a high-scoring affair that featured significant late-game momentum shifts for the visitors.
Scoring Sequence Unfolds
Los Angeles took an early lead in the first inning when Freddie Freeman hit a three-run home run to center field, a 416-foot shot that drove in Shohei Ohtani and Edman. The Cardinals responded in the sixth inning with a two-run home run by Saggese to center, a 396-foot blast that scored Church. The Dodgers regained the lead in the same inning when Mookie Betts hit a two-run home run to left center, a 392-foot drive that brought in Edman. St. Louis tied the game at 5 in the seventh inning when Bernal hit a two-run home run to right center, a 377-foot shot that scored Walker. The Cardinals then took a 6-5 lead in the eighth inning on a sacrifice fly by Burleson, which allowed Báez to score. The decisive runs came in the top of the 10th: Saggese reached on an infield single to second, scoring Fermín; Báez hit a double to left, scoring Saggese and Church; and Edman grounded out to shortstop, allowing Smith to score. The Dodgers scored their final run in the bottom of the 10th when Edman’s groundout scored Smith, though the Cardinals had already secured the lead.