July 22, 2026 / 4:01 PM PDT / AP
Hunter Dobbins scattered six hits over six innings, JJ Wetherholt hit a home run in the sixth and the St. Louis Cardinals held on for a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday.
Dobbins, recalled from Triple-A Memphis for Wednesday's start, struck out five and walked none to help St. Louis snap a four-game losing streak and end the Angels' three-game win streak.
Luis Gastelum threw a scoreless seventh, George Soriano had a 1-2-3 eighth and closer Riley O'Brien struck out Oswald Peraza with an 80-mph sweeper and Josh Lowe with a 98-mph sinker with two on in the ninth for his 26th save.
Dobbins (2-1) escaped a first-and-third, two-out jam in the second, a two-on, one-out jam in the third and a first-and-third, two-out jam in the fourth. That inning ended with Cardinals third baseman Blaze Jordan reaching into the third-base dugout to snag Tyler Heineman's popup.
Angels starter Reid Detmers (3-7), expected to be a top target of contenders looking to acquire starting pitching before the Aug. 3 trade deadline, blanked the Cardinals on one hit through five innings despite walking two to open the fifth.
The left-hander escaped the fifth with the help of third baseman Vaughn Grissom, who made a backhand diving stop of Jose Fermin's grounder, scrambled to the bag for a forceout and threw to first to complete a double play. Jordan struck out to end the inning.
But with one out in the sixth, Detmers (3-7) left a fastball up to Wetherholt, who lined his 15th homer of the season over the wall in center to break the tie and knock Detmers out of the game.
### Up next
Cardinals RHP Michael McGreevy (4-7, 2.92 ERA) will oppose Arizona RHP Brandon Pfaadt (4-1, 4.58 ERA) Thursday night in St. Louis. For the Angels, RHP Grayson Rodriguez (3-3, 8.23 ERA) will face Giants RHP Logan Webb (5-7, 3.87 ERA) Friday night in San Francisco.
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