Walker goes 4-4 and the Cardinals beat the Dodgers again 7-2

LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Walker went 4 for 4 with a pair of doubles and two RBIs, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, defending World Series champions for the second consecutive 12 months, 7-2 on Friday evening.

Walker raised his common to .308 and additionally scored twice to assist the Cardinals to their fourth consecutive victory. St. Louis ended a three-game shedding streak at house.

The Dodgers suffered their third straight loss. Shohei Ohtani went 0 for five with a strikeout.

Nolan Gorman hit a two-run homer and Alec Burleson added a solo homer for St. Louis. Panamanian Iván Herrera and Masyn Winn, who was additionally hit by a pitch, contributed two hits every, and the Cardinals completed with 12.

Matthew Liberatore (1-1) rebounded from his worst begin of the season by permitting two runs on 4 hits in 5 2/3 innings.

The Cardinals scored 4 runs on eight hits off Emmet Sheehan (2-1). He struck out eight and walked none.

Walker’s double in the seventh inning drove in two runs off Edgardo Henriquez. He then scored on a fielder’s selection play to make the rating 7-2.