Thursday night was a rough night for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
They entered their four-game series at Busch Stadium against the St. Louis Cardinals with the best record in the National League.
Los Angeles swept the Cardinals in a three-game series at Dodger Stadium.
However, things went differently in the series opener in St. Louis.
The Dodgers surrendered seven home runs as they fell to the Cardinals by a final score of 16-8.
But this isn’t the first time the Dodgers have surrendered seven home runs to the Cardinals.
The last time that happened was in 1940, when the Dodgers were still playing in Brooklyn.
The last time the #stlcards hit seven home runs in a home game it was also against the Dodgers.
The Brooklyn Dodgers.
In 1940.#dodgers #MLB #Cardinals
— Derrick Goold (@dgoold) May 19, 2023
It certainly was a night to forget for the Dodgers.
There were some good moments, such as Freddie Freeman’s 300th career home run, which was a grand slam off of Genesis Cabrera.
Unfortunately, that was the highlight of the game as the Dodgers suffered a tough loss at the hands of St. Louis.
And in doing so, they found themselves on the wrong side of history yet again.
The Cardinals and Dodgers have a long history of competing against one another.
It may not be your standard rivalry, but it is a rivalry nonetheless.
The two teams have played each other several times in the postseason, dating all the way back to the 1985 NLCS.
There certainly is history between these two teams.
Unfortunately, this is the second time the Dodgers have found themselves on the wrong end of history when playing the Cardinals, and it resulted in a tough loss at Busch Stadium.
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