{"id":644243,"date":"2026-05-02T05:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T05:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/644243\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T05:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T05:08:08","slug":"jordan-walker-has-4-hits-in-the-cardinals-7-2-win-over-the-dodgers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/644243\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan Walker has 4 hits in the Cardinals’ 7-2 win over the Dodgers"},"content":{"rendered":"

ST. LOUIS — – Jordan Walker<\/a> was 4-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI and the St. Louis Cardinals<\/a> beat the two-time defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> 7-2 on Friday night.<\/p>\n

Walker raised his average to .308, and also scored twice to help the Cardinals to their fourth consecutive victory. St. Louis ended a three-game home losing streak.<\/p>\n

The Dodgers lost their third straight game. Shohei Ohtani<\/a> was 0 for 5 with a strikeout.<\/p>\n

Nolan Gorman<\/a> hit a two-run homer and Alec Burleson<\/a> added a solo shot for St. Louis. Iv\u00e1n Herrera and Masyn Winn<\/a>, who also was hit by a pitch, each had two hits and the Cardinals finished with 12.<\/p>\n

Matthew Liberatore<\/a> (1-1) rebounded from his worst outing of the season by allowing two runs on four hits in 5 2\/3 innings.<\/p>\n

The Cardinals scored four runs on eight hits off Emmet Sheehan<\/a> (2-1). He struck out eight with no walks.<\/p>\n

Walker’s double in the seventh drove in two runs off Edgardo Henriquez<\/a>. He scored on a fielder’s choice to make it 7-2.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Dodgers RHP Roki Saski (1-2, 6.35) was set to face RHP Michael McGreevy<\/a> (1-2, 2.97) on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

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