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Colin Cowherd:
“Ladies and gentlemen, let me tell you something: the St. Louis Cardinals didn’t just beat the Dodgers today—they flat-out embarrassed them. 13-4. That’s not a competitive game, that’s a statement. Mike Jankowski just took over Busch Stadium like it was his personal highlight reel. Two home runs, a double, three RBIs, three runs scored… the guy was everywhere, and the Dodgers were just standing around wondering what hit them.”
Chris Russo:
“Are you kidding me? Are you kidding me, Cowherd?! This is playoff baseball! The Dodgers come in thinking they can show up, thinking they’ve got a shot in a best-of-three, and St. Louis just laughs in their faces. I mean, Jankowski? McLaren? Cruz? This is the kind of lineup that makes you look up at the scoreboard and say, ‘Yeah… we’re outmatched.’ Outclassed, outmuscled, out-hit, out-everything!”
Cowherd:
“And here’s the thing—you can’t just blame one guy. T. Wesley gets shelled early, gives up seven runs in less than three innings, and that basically sets the tone. Once St. Louis got rolling in the first two innings, this thing was over. It’s a lesson in playoff baseball: momentum is everything, and the Cardinals grabbed it by the throat.”
Russo:
“Exactly! And I’m looking at the Dodgers’ numbers—Andersen’s three home runs, Johnson goes deep—yeah, that’s cute, that’s fine. You hit for yourself, maybe, but it doesn’t change the outcome. You don’t win a playoff game giving up 13! 13 runs! That’s how St. Louis forced the series back to 1-1. And the fans—listen, 47,000-plus at Busch, they saw a show today, and it wasn’t the Dodgers putting one on. It was the Cardinals putting a clinic on offense!”
Cowherd:
“And this is why playoff experience matters. You need guys like Jankowski and McLaren in the lineup. You need pitchers who can weather the storm—Mullins, seven strikeouts over nine innings, limiting the damage. That’s how you build confidence for tomorrow. The Dodgers? They’ve got talent, but in a series this short, you cannot have a first inning like that. You’re done before you blink.”
Russo (closing it out):
“Folks, this is the kind of baseball that makes you scream at the TV. St. Louis didn’t just win—they dominated. Dodgers better figure out a way to adjust tomorrow, or they’re going home early. And Mike Jankowski? Forget about it. He just put his name all over this series, and that’s the kind of performance that makes legends in the postseason!”
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