MLB Game Preview: St. Louis Cardinals (57-57) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (65-48)

Game Details

• Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2025
• Time: 10:10 PM ET
• Location: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
• Broadcast: MLB Network, SNLA, Bally Sports Midwest, MLB.tv

Team Overview

St. Louis Cardinals

• Road Record: 25–33
• Recent Form: 4–6 in last 10 games
• Team Batting Average: .249 (8th in NL)
• Pitching Probable: Miles Mikolas (6–8, 4.83 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 75 K)

Los Angeles Dodgers

• Home Record: 35–22
• Recent Form: 5–5 in last 10 games
• Team ERA (Last 10): 2.62
• Pitching Probable: Emmet Sheehan (2–2, 3.60 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 26 K)

Key Matchups & Players to Watch

Player	Team	Why It Matters
Miles Mikolas	Cardinals	Veteran righty with solid command; 3.00 ERA in last start
Emmet Sheehan	Dodgers	Allowed just 1 hit in last outing; rising young arm
Willson Contreras	Cardinals	15 HR, .443 SLG – team leader in power
Ivan Herrera	Cardinals	Clutch 8th-inning HR in Game 1; 5 HR in the 8th inning this season
Shohei Ohtani	Dodgers	.274 AVG, 38 HR – NL HR leader and MVP candidate
Freddie Freeman	Dodgers	16-for-41, 3 HR in last 10 games – red-hot bat

Head-to-Head & Recent Trends

• Season Series: Cardinals lead 3–1
• Last Meeting: Cardinals won 3–2 on August 4, sealed by Lars Nootbaar’s game-saving catch
• Dodgers Last 10 Games: 5–5, .237 AVG, 2.62 ERA, +4 run differential
• Cardinals Last 10 Games: 4–6, .193 AVG, 3.48 ERA, -10 run differential
• Dodgers Home Power: 165 HR this season – most in NL

Injury Report

Los Angeles Dodgers

• Tommy Edman (ankle), Kirby Yates (back), Hyeseong Kim (shoulder), Tanner Scott (elbow), Michael Kopech (knee), Kike Hernández (elbow), Roki Sasaki (shoulder), Tony Gonsolin (elbow), Evan Phillips (forearm), Kyle Hurt (elbow), Michael Grove (shoulder), Brusdar Graterol (shoulder), River Ryan (elbow), Gavin Stone (shoulder)

St. Louis Cardinals

• Nolan Arenado (shoulder), John King (oblique), Zack Thompson (lat)