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MLB · September 3, 2026

St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers Final — September 3, 2026

Thursday, September 3 · 10:10 PM ET
Last 10 games
-9-2-12-1+2+3-4-1+5+2
Game by game
+1+4-1-1-1+1-1+5-5-2
4-6
Last 10
4-6
-17
Net
+0
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
1 day
Days of rest
1 day
1,586 mi2,552 km
Travel to the game
Home
−2 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
About these numbers

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 Thursday, September 3 at 10:10 PM ET.

The total closed 7.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Cardinals +240, Dodgers -290) prices the Cardinals at 28% and the Dodgers at 72%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

St. Louis Cardinals 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

Los Angeles Dodgers won by 1.

  • Against the closing spread (Los Angeles Dodgers -1.5): St. Louis Cardinals covered.
  • Combined score 5 vs the closing total of 7.5: Under.
  • Los Angeles Dodgers closed at -290 on the moneyline (a 72% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenDodgers -1.5 (-135)
Cardinals +1.5 (+110)
CloseDodgers -1.5 (-134)
Cardinals +1.5 (+110)
Totalno move
Open7.5 (o -120 / u -103)
Close7.5 (o -105 / u -117)
Moneyline
OpenCardinals +240 28%
Dodgers -300 72%
CloseCardinals +240 28%
Dodgers -290 72%

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 25 times since 2023: the Cardinals won 13 and the Dodgers 12.

DateScoreLineTotal
Sep 2, 2026Cardinals 8, Dodgers 6
Cardinals won


Sep 1, 2026Cardinals 13, Dodgers 8
Cardinals won


May 3, 2026Dodgers 4, Cardinals 1
Dodgers won


May 2, 2026Dodgers 2, Cardinals 3
Cardinals won


May 1, 2026Dodgers 2, Cardinals 7
Cardinals won


Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

St. Louis Cardinals

Los Angeles Dodgers

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