Nolan Arenado led the team with three of the Cardinals' seven hits while Gray worked around eight Dodgers hits in 6 1/3 scoreless innings. A few hours before Saturday's 2:15 p.m. ET first pitch, the Cardinals announced their starting lineup vs. Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who carries a dazzling 2.39 ERA into the matchup.

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The Dodgers fail to capitalize on chances at the plate and pitcher Justin Wrobleski runs into issues in a 5-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.