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Dodgers Smash Cardinals 12-6 to Pull Within One in Season Series

Los Angeles shifts focus to Wednesday’s Game 3 with Shohei Ohtani on the mound following Muncy’s multi-homer night.

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Mookie Betts of the Dodgers celebrates hitting a double as Brendan Donovan  of the St. Louis Cardinals looks on during the third inning at Dodger Stadium on August 05, 2025. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Max Muncy went 4-for-5 with two homers, four RBIs and three runs scored in his second game back from a month-long injured list stint.
  • Teoscar Hernandez also homered twice and drove in four runs as the Dodgers scored double-digit runs for the first time since late June.
  • Emmet Sheehan delivered five shutout innings with five strikeouts in his latest turn of a six-man rotation.
  • Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas was charged with five earned runs over three innings, prompting an early bullpen call for St. Louis.
  • Wednesday’s Game 3 at Dodger Stadium will match Shohei Ohtani against Matthew Liberatore with the Cardinals still leading the series 3-2.