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Dodgers Face Cardinals Amidst Playoff Push
1 Sep
Summary
- Dodgers lead NL West by 9.5 games but trail Brewers and Braves.
- Cardinals trail by five games for the final NL wild-card spot.
- Key pitching matchups feature Yamamoto and Skubal for the Dodgers.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are returning home to face the St. Louis Cardinals in a crucial three-game series. The Dodgers currently lead the National League West by 9.5 games but are the No. 3 seed in the NL, potentially forcing them into a wild-card round.
Meanwhile, the Cardinals' season is faltering with three consecutive series losses, leaving them five games behind the final wild-card spot. This series follows a previous one in May where St. Louis took two out of three games.
The pitching matchups are set, with LHP Eric Lauer facing RHP Michael McGreevy on Tuesday, Sept. 1. RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 2, against a TBA for the Cardinals. LHP Tarik Skubal will start the series finale on Thursday, Sept. 3, against LHP Quinn Mathews.
