Ohtani homers, strikes out 8, but Cardinals rally past Dodgers 5-3

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 off Alex Vesia (2-1) that tied the score with two outs in the eighth.  

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

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.

Ohtani allowed one run and two hits in his eighth start this season. He struck out the side in the fourth.

Ohtani launched a two-run shot in the third, putting the Dodgers ahead 2-1 with his 39th homer of the year. 

Cardinals rookie Michael McGreevy (3-2, 5.08 ERA) starts against Matthew Boyd (11-4, 2.34) and the visiting Chicago Cubs on Friday night.



(AP Photo Mark J. Terrill)