By MATT PIKE
While Cardinals fans welcomed back former utility player Tommy Edman with a standing ovation, the St. Louis bats and excellent pitching spoiled their former teammates return as the Redbirds shutout the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0 on Friday night at Busch Stadium.
Rain delayed the game, which was supposed to begin at 7:15, and the teams had to wait until just after 8:30 to get started. After a scoreless first, the Cardinals got on the board in the second, catcher Pedro Pagés hitting a two run home run to left field, driving in Nolan Arenado who singled earlier in the inning.
Power from Pagés! ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/6JoILQKfcf
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) June 7, 2025
St. Louis extended the lead in the fifth inning adding two more runs on an RBI single by Brendan Donovan, scoring Pagés and Lars Nootbaar who both walked in the inning. The final run in the eighth came courtesy of another home run, this time by a former catcher Willson Contreras.
That baby is WAY gone! pic.twitter.com/sK4pTljKGj
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) June 7, 2025
Sonny Gray was again excellent on the mound for the Cardinals, earning the win and improving to 7-1 on the season, pitching 6 1/3 innings and giving up eight hits while striking out five in the shutout effort. Over his last four starts, Gray has pitched 25 1/3 innings, giving up just three runs and striking out 30.
At the plate, Arenado led the way for the Cardinals going 3-for 4 with one run scored. Pagés was 1-for-2 with two RBI’s and two runs scored while walking once, while Contreras was 1-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in the win.
St. Louis and Los Angeles continue their series tomorrow. Erick Fedde (3-5, 3.82 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals against Yoshinobu Yamamoto (6-4, 2.39 ERA) for the Dodgers. First pitch is at 1:15pm, pregame will be joined at 1:05 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).
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