Dodgers power outage goes on in another listless loss to Cardinals
The Los Angeles Dodgers suffered a 7-2 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, extending their losing streak to three games for the first time this season. Despite high expectations and a powerful lineup, the Dodgers managed only five hits and failed to hit a home run for the fourth consecutive game. Their recent offensive struggles include a sharp drop in slugging percentage and limited run production over their last 13 games.
- ▪The Dodgers lost 7-2 to the Cardinals, marking their first three-game losing streak of the 2026 season.
- ▪Los Angeles failed to hit a home run for the fourth straight game, their longest drought since June 2023.
- ▪They went 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight runners on base.
- ▪Cardinals starter Matthew Liberatore pitched 5 ⅔ innings, allowing two runs despite a high ERA coming into the game.
- ▪The Dodgers have scored at least five runs in only five of their last 13 games.
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MLB Dodgers power outage goes on in another listless loss to Cardinals By Jack Harris Published May 1, 2026, 11:17 p.m. ET ST. LOUIS –– Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he had a “good feeling” about his slumping offense at the start of a six-game road trip Friday afternoon. “The road, ironically, has been better for us,” he insisted. By the end of the night, however, that theory couldn’t have felt less true. En route to losing three straight games for the first time this year, the Dodgers star-studded lineup remained ice cold in a 7-2 defeat to the St. Louis Cardinals, managing just five hits against a Cardinals pitching staff with the fifth-worst team ERA in the majors.
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