Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals Match Player Stats On Sep 07, 2021

Justin Turner hit two homers and drove in three runs as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2 Tuesday night.

Will Smith went 4-for-4 with a homer and two runs for the Dodgers (88-51), who won for the sixth time in their past eight games.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts gave former Cardinals star Albert Pujols a start at first base before his old fans. After receiving a standing ovation in the first inning, Pujols hit a solo homer to left.

Nolan Arenado drove in both runs for the reeling Cardinals (69-68), who lost their fourth straight game.

St. Louis starting pitcher J.A. Happ (8-8) allowed four runs on seven hits in five innings. He struck out three without issuing a walk.

Due to multiple injuries to their rotation, the Dodgers went with a bullpen start, beginning with Corey Knebel, who allowed a run in his only inning.

Evan Phillips relieved him and allowed a run in his 1 2/3 innings. The Dodgers used seven more relievers to get through the game.

Alex Vesia (3-1), their third hurler, got the victory after striking out the only batter he faced.

Following Pujols' homer, the Cardinals tied the game 1-1 in their half of the first. Dylan Carlson reached on a one-out infield single, advanced to third on Tyler O'Neill's ground-rule double and scored on Arenado's sacrifice fly.

O'Neill hit another double in the third inning and scored on Arenado's single into left field to put the Cardinals up 2-1.

The Dodgers rallied in the fourth inning. Infield singles by Corey Seager and Smith, a one-out RBI double by Steven Souza Jr., then Cody Bellinger's run-scoring grounder put the visitors ahead 3-2.

Turner hit a solo homer in the fifth inning, and Smith's solo homer in the sixth inning off reliever Alex Reyes lifted the Dodgers' lead to 5-2.

Turner's two-run homer in the ninth inning off Kwang Hyun Kim made it 7-2.

--Field Level Media