Dodgers and Cardinals players react to AUSL pitches and Brice Turang answers some rapid-fire questions on today's episode of Play Ball

The St. Louis Cardinals will be getting Willson Contreras back after the three-time All-Star missed the past four games with a bruised foot.

Max Muncy and Teoscar Hernandez each homered twice and Mookie Betts had three hits as the Los Angeles Dodgers shook off their offensive struggles with a 12-6 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.

Where do these big leaguers think the AUSL teams will play in 2026? Join AJ Andrews to talk all things AUSL with the Dodgers and Cardinals

In the Dodgers’ 12-6 win over the St. Louis Cardinals, Muncy officially christened his comeback with a four-for-five, four-RBI performance that included a pair of no-doubt home runs off Miles Mikolas — picking up almost exactly where he left off before suffering a July 2 knee injury that he feared would end his season.

St. Louis Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar saves game vs. the Dodgers with insane diving catch in the 9th, helping seal clutch 3-2 victory over L.A.

Shohei Ohtani homered for his 1,000th career hit and struck out a season-high eight in four innings on the mound, but the St.

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani stands on deck during the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, in Los Angeles. St. Louis Cardinals' Nolan Gorman hits a two-run home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers,

The Cardinals knocked out the Dodgers in 1985, 2004, 2013 and 2014, while the Dodgers eliminated the Cardinals in 2009. You and I aren't the youngest guys in the world.

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers host the St. Louis Cardinals to start a three-game series. Los Angeles has a 65-47 record overall and a 35-21 record at home. The Dodgers are 47-9 in games when they out-hit their opponents.