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Arenado’s Ninth-Inning Single Lifts Cardinals Over Dodgers, 2-1

Their league-best RISP average evaporated in St. Louis with just one hit in 25 opportunities.

The Cardinals’ Masyn Winn slides and scores the first run of the game past Dodgers catcher Will Smith during the eighth inning Saturday, June 7, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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Overview

  • Nolan Gorman’s ground-rule double triggered the ninth-inning rally and Jose Barrero scored the go-ahead run on Nolan Arenado’s pinch-hit single.
  • Nolan Arenado delivered the walk-off hit off Ben Casparius, who dropped to 4-1 after yielding the decisive blow.
  • Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out nine over six scoreless innings, lowering his ERA to 2.20 despite the Dodgers’ loss.
  • Dodgers left 12 runners on base Saturday and managed only one hit in 25 at-bats with runners in scoring position across two games in St. Louis.
  • Sonny Gray set the tone with 6 1/3 shutout innings in Friday’s 5-0 series opener.