Baseball Game Preview: Lawndale Cardinals vs. Culver City Centaurs

Lawndale hasn't had much luck against Culver City recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Cardinals will square off against the Centaurs at 3:15 p.m. Lawndale is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.

On Thursday, Lawndale made easy work of Inglewood and carried off a 13-2 victory. The win continues a trend for the Cardinals in their matchups with the Sentinels: they've now won seven in a row.

Christian Lopez

Stolen Base

05/01/25 @ Inglewood	3
03/20/25 vs Morningside	3
02/24/25 vs Lennox Academy	3
04/24/25 vs Leuzinger	2
04/10/25 @ Beverly Hills	2
+ 9 more games

Christian Lopez and Guru Rivas made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Lopez struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Rivas pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Lopez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances. At bat, Lopez got on base in two of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI, while Rivas went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run. Lopez has become a key player for Lawndale: the team is 10-2 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 5-7 otherwise.

In other batting news, Eddie Dominguez was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Seth Alex Rodriguez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.

Lawndale always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. They are a perfect 10-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Meanwhile, Culver City didn't have quite enough to beat Santa Monica on Thursday and fell 2-1. The Centaurs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Culver City's loss dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Lawndale, their record is now 15-9.