Ohtani homers for 1,000th hit and strikes out 8, but Cardinals rally past Dodgers 5-3

By Canadian Press on August 6, 2025.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani homered for his 1,000th career hit and struck out a season-high eight in four innings on the mound, but the St. Louis Cardinals rallied late to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 on Wednesday.

Jordan Walker had three hits for the Cardinals, including an RBI single that tied the score with two outs in the eighth. St. Louis took a 4-3 lead on the same play when rookie third baseman Alex Freeland made a costly throwing error.

Lars Nootbaar added a run-scoring double off reliever Brock Stewart in the ninth.

Walker was a late addition to the starting lineup. He replaced Willson Contreras, who had a stomach bug.

JoJo Romero (4-3) earned the win with a scoreless inning of relief. Riley O’Brien got four outs for his first major league save.

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