St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers Final — September 1, 2026
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Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.
Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.
The pre-game matchup
The Cardinals visited the Dodgers on Tuesday, September 1 at 10:11 PM ET.
The total closed at 9, up from 8.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Cardinals +165, Dodgers -199) prices the Cardinals at 36% and the Dodgers at 64%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
St. Louis Cardinals 13, Los Angeles Dodgers 8
St. Louis Cardinals won by 5.
- Against the closing spread (Los Angeles Dodgers -1.5): St. Louis Cardinals covered.
- Combined score 21 vs the closing total of 9: Over.
- St. Louis Cardinals closed at +165 on the moneyline (a 36% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Cardinals +1.5 (-140)
Cardinals +1.5 (-125)
Dodgers -178 61%
Dodgers -199 64%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
Matchup
Head-to-head
The teams have met 23 times since 2023: the Cardinals won 11 and the Dodgers 12.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2026 | Dodgers 4, Cardinals 1 Dodgers won | ||
| May 2, 2026 | Dodgers 2, Cardinals 3 Cardinals won | ||
| May 1, 2026 | Dodgers 2, Cardinals 7 Cardinals won | ||
| Aug 6, 2025 | Cardinals 5, Dodgers 3 Cardinals won | ||
| Aug 5, 2025 | Cardinals 6, Dodgers 12 Dodgers won |
Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals
- St. Louis Cardinals team stats
- St. Louis Cardinals 4, Milwaukee Brewers 6 (Sep 27)
- St. Louis Cardinals 2, Milwaukee Brewers 3 (Sep 26)
- St. Louis Cardinals 4, Milwaukee Brewers 8 (Sep 25)
Los Angeles Dodgers
- Los Angeles Dodgers team stats
- Milwaukee Brewers 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 (Oct 15)
- Milwaukee Brewers 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 (Oct 14)
- Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Milwaukee Brewers 7 (Oct 12)
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More MLB games on September 1, 2026
- San Diego Padres 3, Cincinnati Reds 4 (Sep 1)
- Toronto Blue Jays 1, Cleveland Guardians 6 (Sep 1)
- San Francisco Giants 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 13 (Sep 1)
- New York Mets 2, Tampa Bay Rays 6 (Sep 1)
- Seattle Mariners 9, Boston Red Sox 6 (Sep 1)
- Atlanta Braves 5, Washington Nationals 9 (Sep 1)
- Milwaukee Brewers 9, Chicago Cubs 4 (Sep 1)
- Miami Marlins 6, Kansas City Royals 3 (Sep 1)
- Detroit Tigers 2, Minnesota Twins 15 (Sep 1)
- Athletics 5, Texas Rangers 8 (Sep 1)
- Chicago White Sox 5, Houston Astros 1 (Sep 1)
- Baltimore Orioles 2, Colorado Rockies 4 (Sep 1)
- New York Yankees 7, Los Angeles Angels 3 (Sep 1)
- Philadelphia Phillies 7, Arizona Diamondbacks 1 (Sep 1)
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