Standout rookie JJ Wetherholt made four spectacular defensive plays -- one of them to take away a hit from Shohei Ohtani -- as the Cardinals beat the Dodgers 3-2 at Busch Stadium on Saturday.

Yahoo Sports senior MLB analysts Jordan Shusterman and Jake Mintz examine what's behind the St. Louis Cardinals' success and why the answer is JJ Wetherholt. Hear the full conversation on the “Baseball Bar-B-Cast” podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen.

The Bucs suffered a bad series loss.

JJ Wetherholt hit a towering 391-foot leadoff homer off Cy Young winner Paul Skenes to spark a 10-5 victory and complete the Cardinals' four-game sweep of the rival Pirates in Pittsburgh.

A long road back to MLB ends for Hunter Dobbins

JJ Wetherholt led off with a home run against Pirates ace Paul Skenes, and the St. Louis Cardinals finished off a four-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 10-5 win on Thursday. Skenes (4-2) fell to 0-5 against the Cardinals after allowing five runs, four earned, in five innings. The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner's brilliant April finished with a rare dud, as Pittsburgh's losing streak hit five.

Cardinals' JJ Wetherholt entered Thursday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates with an extra-base hit in five consecutive games.

What a first at bat for the rookie.

It's time to check in on how some of MLB's top prospects are doing in their rookie seasons.