LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Thomas Saggese homered twice and drove in three runs as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 13-8 on Tuesday at Dodger Stadium. Saggese went 2 for 3 with a sacrifice fly. Jordan Walker had three hits, including a two-run home run. Ramón Urías added a solo homer. St. Louis scored two runs in the second inning, five in the third, two in the fourth, one each in the fifth and seventh and two in the eighth. The Cardinals finished with 13 hits.

Mookie Betts doubled twice and drove in four runs for the Dodgers. Will Smith had two RBIs. Los Angeles scored three in the third, one in the fifth, one in the seventh and three in the ninth and finished with nine hits.

Michael McGreevy allowed four earned runs and struck out four over five innings to earn the win and improve to 6-9. Eric Lauer took the loss, falling to 8-7. The Cardinals improved to 71-71, while the Dodgers fell to 82-56. Attendance was 44,593 and the game lasted 2:58.