For the third straight weekend the Dodgers captured a series against a team ahead of them in the standings, which does wonders for improving one’s position. This time it was the Cardinals who suffered, with the Dodgers taking three of four games in St. Louis.
After a pair of losses to a bad Reds team to open the week, the Dodgers offense rebounded in a big way, scoring 37 runs in a four-game winning streak, including a 17-run outburst on Saturday against the Cardinals.
The week featured a pair of signature performances, with Walker Buehler dominating with eight scoreless innings on Friday and Yasiel Puig smashing three home runs on Saturday.