ANAHEIM, Calif. (Interstat) — Hunter Dobbins pitched six innings of six-hit shutout ball and JJ Wetherholt homered in the sixth inning to lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday evening at Angel Stadium.

Dobbins (2-1) struck out five without allowing an earned run. Riley O’Brien worked a perfect ninth with three strikeouts for his 26th save. Reid Detmers (3-7) took the loss despite yielding just two hits and one earned run over 5 1/3 innings, fanning six. The Angels managed seven hits but could not score. Attendance was 25,187. The game lasted 2 hours, 32 minutes. St. Louis improved to 52-49, while Los Angeles dropped to 41-62.