Gorman's 8th-inning HR powers Cardinals past Dodgers 6-5, out of cellar

— Nolan Gorman hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer off Victor González in the eighth inning, boosting the St. Louis Cardinals over the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 Saturday night and out of the NL Central cellar for the first time in nearly a month.
May 21, 2024, 08:47 am - AP
LAD
STL
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R. Helsley
win

R. Helsley2-2

1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 K, 0 BB
V. Gonzalez
loss

V. Gonzalez1-1

0.1 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 1 K, 1 BB
G. Gallegos
save

G. Gallegos4

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

LADSTL
1stContreras singled to right, Goldschmidt scored, Gorman to third.01
2ndBurleson doubled to left, DeJong scored.02
2ndNootbaar hit sacrifice fly to center, Burleson scored.03
6thMartinez homered to left center (408 feet), Betts scored and Freeman scored.33
8thGorman homered to right (400 feet), Edman scored and Goldschmidt scored.36
9thHeyward doubled to right, Vargas scored, Peralta to third.46
9thSmith hit sacrifice fly to center, Peralta scored.56
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