For St. Louis, the loss snaps a six-game run that had Oli Marmol's group looking like the most dangerous team in the NL Central. The Cardinals took the first two games of the series before running into a buzzsaw on Sunday — not the worst outcome for a club that came in expecting to get steamrolled by the defending champs.
The injury picture is still doing a lot of the heavy lifting in how this game played out. The Dodgers are operating without Mookie Betts, Tommy Edman, Blake Snell and most of their high-leverage bullpen, which is why a Wrobleski gem matters that much more. The Cardinals are still waiting on Lars Nootbaar, who's tracking toward a rehab assignment as soon as next week.
- 10-Day-ILTommy Edman (2B) — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Monday that Edman has been backed off his rehab a bit after feeling residual soreness in his surgically repaired right ankle, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.05/08
- 10-Day-ILMookie Betts (SS) — Betts (oblique) will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Oklahoma City on Friday.05/08
- 15-Day-ILTyler Glasnow (SP) — no05/09
- 15-Day-ILBlake Snell (SP) — Snell (shoulder) will be activated from the 15-day injured list Saturday to make his season debut for the Dodgers against Atlanta, Jack Harris of the California Post reports.05/08
- 15-Day-ILBen Casparius (RP) — The Dodgers placed Casparius on the 15-day injured list Monday with right shoulder inflammation, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.05/08
- 15-Day-ILEdwin Diaz (RP) — Diaz said Monday that he's feeling "really good" following right elbow surgery and expressed confidence that he will be back to full strength in the second half of the season, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.05/08
- 15-Day-ILBrusdar Graterol (RP) — Graterol (shoulder) will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday, Triple-A Oklahoma City broadcaster Alex Freedman reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILLandon Knack (SP) — The Dodgers transferred Knack (chest) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.05/08
- 60-Day-ILEvan Phillips (RP) — Phillips (elbow) threw a bullpen session to a squatting catcher March 17, per MLB.com.05/08
- 60-Day-ILGavin Stone (SP) — Stone (shoulder) has resumed throwing, per MLB.com.05/08
- 60-Day-ILJake Cousins (RP) — The Dodgers transferred Cousins (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILEnrique Hernandez (1B) — Hernandez (elbow) will kick of a minor-league rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILBobby Miller (SP) — The Dodgers placed Miller (shoulder) on the 60-day injured list Monday.05/08
- Day-To-DaySem Robberse (SP) — Robberse (elbow) signed a minor-league contract with the Cardinals on Monday, which includes an invitation to spring training, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.05/08
- Day-To-DayVictor Santos (RP) — The Red Sox traded Santos (undisclosed) and Nick Robertson to the Cardinals on Friday in exchange for Tyler O'Neill (foot), Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.05/08
- Day-To-DayIxan Henderson (SP) — Henderson (elbow) is starting the season on the 60-day injured list at Triple-A Memphis.05/08
- Day-To-DayPacky Naughton (RP) — Imaging revealed damage to the UCL in Naughton's left elbow Saturday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.05/08
- Day-To-DayZack Thompson (RP) — The Cardinals reassigned Thompson (shoulder) to minor-league camp Monday.05/08
- 10-Day-ILRamon Urias (3B) — The Cardinals placed Urias on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with right elbow lateral epicondylitis.05/08
- 15-Day-ILMatt Pushard (RP) — Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Saturday that Pushard (knee) will need "several more" rehab appearances at Triple-A Memphis before being activated from the 10-day injured list, Daniel Guerrero of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILLars Nootbaar (LF) — Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Saturday that Nootbaar (heels) is on track to begin a rehab assignment as soon as the week of May 10, Daniel Guerrero of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.05/08
Freddie Freeman went 2-for-4 with an RBI, the line of a guy who quietly carries a team out of a slump while everyone else is checking the radar gun. Pinpointing one win as a turning point is usually a fool's errand in May, but the Dodgers will absolutely take it after a week of dead bats and bullpen stress.
St. Louis heads into the next series with the streak gone but plenty of evidence the early-season run wasn't a fluke. Los Angeles flies home with a starter who looks like he belongs at the front of any rotation, healthy or not.