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From the vault · October 15, 2008 · 2008 NLCS, Game 5: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–1 at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant, 4 games to 1. ▶ Video ↗
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Los Angeles Dodgers @ 
St. Louis Cardinals
2024-08-18 · Day game · Busch Stadium III · Att: 40246 · 82°F, cloudy · Wind 11 mph to CF · 2:27
Los Angeles Dodgers defeated St. Louis Cardinals 2–1. Los Angeles Dodgers opened the scoring in the 5th — Shohei Ohtani homers (39) on a fly ball to right center field. The game's biggest swing came in the 9th: Nolan Arenado grounds into a double play, shortstop Nick Ahmed to second baseman Gavin Lux to first baseman Enrique Hernández. Alec Burleson out at 2nd. Nolan Arenado out at 1st — worth 21% in win probability.
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Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| SLN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
W: Clayton Kershaw L: Sonny Gray SV: Michael Kopech
Umpires — HP: Adam Hamari · 1B: Edwin Moscoso · 2B: Vic Carapazza · 3B: Tom Hanahan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Los Angeles Dodgers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shohei Ohtani | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Mookie Betts | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gavin Lux | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Teoscar Hernandez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Miguel Rojas | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kevin Kiermaier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Enrique Hernandez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Austin Barnes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Nick Ahmed | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Masyn Winn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Willson Contreras | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Tommy Pham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nolan Arenado | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Goldschmidt | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brendan Donovan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jordan Walker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pedro Pages | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Victor Scott | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alec Burleson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lars Nootbaar | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Los Angeles Dodgers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Clayton Kershaw | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
 Evan Phillips | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Daniel Hudson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael Kopech | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sonny Gray | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
 Shawn Armstrong | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Matthew Liberatore | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Fernandez | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| John King | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Shohei Ohtani: K
- Mookie Betts: 9/F9LD
- Gavin Lux: D9/L9L
- Teoscar Hernandez: 8/L8XD+
Bot 1
- Masyn Winn: K
- Willson Contreras: W
- Tommy Pham: 4(1)3/GDP/G4M
Top 2
- Miguel Rojas: S7/L7LD
- Kevin Kiermaier: 3/P3F/FL
- Enrique Hernandez: 46(1)/FO/G4.B-1
- Austin Barnes: W.1-2
- Nick Ahmed: K
Bot 2
- Nolan Arenado: 63/G6
- Paul Goldschmidt: 43/G4D
- Brendan Donovan: S8/L89D+
- Jordan Walker: CS2(24)
Top 3
- Shohei Ohtani: 5/P5D
- Mookie Betts: S8/L8
- Gavin Lux: D8/L8D.1-3
- Teoscar Hernandez: W
- Miguel Rojas: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Bot 3
- Jordan Walker: 2/P2F/FL
- Pedro Pages: 63/G56+
- Victor Scott: 13/G6MS
Top 4
- Kevin Kiermaier: K
- Enrique Hernandez: K
- Austin Barnes: 63/G6
Bot 4
- Masyn Winn: 63/G6
- Willson Contreras: K
- Tommy Pham: 53/G5
Top 5
- Nick Ahmed: 53/G56
- Shohei Ohtani: HR/F9D
- Mookie Betts: W
- Gavin Lux: S9/G34.1-3
- Teoscar Hernandez: K
- Miguel Rojas: S7/G56.3-H;1-3
- Kevin Kiermaier: K
Bot 5
- Nolan Arenado: 63/G6
- Paul Goldschmidt: S7/G56+
- Brendan Donovan: 54(1)/FO/G56.B-1
- Jordan Walker: 8/F8D+
Top 6
- Enrique Hernandez: 7/F7D
- Austin Barnes: 8/F89D
- Nick Ahmed: 8/F78XD
Bot 6
- Pedro Pages: S9/L9
- Victor Scott: S9/L89.1-2
- Masyn Winn: 8/F8D
- Willson Contreras: 5(2)3/GDP/G5
Top 7
- Shohei Ohtani: K
- Mookie Betts: 8/L8D
- Gavin Lux: K
Bot 7
- Alec Burleson: K
- Nolan Arenado: S8/G6M
- Paul Goldschmidt: WP.1-2
- Paul Goldschmidt: 8/F89D
- Brendan Donovan: 3/G3
Top 8
- Teoscar Hernandez: K
- Miguel Rojas: S8/G6M
- Kevin Kiermaier: 3/G34.1-2
- Enrique Hernandez: W
- Austin Barnes: 53/G56S
Bot 8
- Jordan Walker: 43/G4+
- Lars Nootbaar: HR/F9D
- Victor Scott: 7/F7LS
- Masyn Winn: 8/F8D
Top 9
- Nick Ahmed: 8/L8D+
- Shohei Ohtani: 31/G34
- Mookie Betts: S9/L89
- Gavin Lux: 43/G34
Bot 9
- Willson Contreras: 9/F9D+
- Alec Burleson: E2/TH/G2.B-1
- Nolan Arenado: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Notes & reviews
- Dodgers challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld.