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. Louis Cardinals rallied late to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 on Wednesday.

Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (6-9, 3.96 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 84 strikeouts); Dodgers: Shohei Ohtani (0-0, 2.40 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 17 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dodgers -182, Cardinals +150; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers play the St.

"Back in January, the Dodgers' acquisition of the Japanese phenom felt like a coup," Jack Harris wrote for the Los Angeles Times. "The reality, to this point, has been nowhere near the expectation." Sasaki might have once seemed like a critical addition to a pitching staff that the Dodgers' thought would carry them to the World Series.