Cardinals beat Dodgers 3-2, streak hits six

ST. LOUIS Jordan Walker hit a two-run homer and Michael McGreevy pitched six shutout innings as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Saturday night, extending their winning streak to six games.

The victory at Busch Stadium came during a three-game series. Walker connected on a hanging split-fingered fastball from Dodgers starter Roki Sasaki in the third inning, sending a 372-foot drive just over the left-field wall for his 10th home run of the season. The blast followed back-to-back doubles by Iván Herrera and Alec Burleson, putting St. Louis ahead 3-0. It marked Walker's hit in seven consecutive plate appearances.

McGreevy, in his 22nd start, limited Los Angeles to three singles and issued a season-high three walks while striking out three. He received strong defensive support, turning double plays in four of the first five innings. Cardinals second baseman JJ Wetherholt initiated two of them, diving for Shohei Ohtani's line drive in the third and ranging to his left for Teoscar Hernández's grounder in the fourth. The Dodgers managed no extra-base hits until their late rally.

Los Angeles, which has lost a season-high four straight games, went five...