Cardinals dump LA, wrest control of series
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The St Louis Cardinals moved within one win of a berth in the World Series by beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 on Tuesday in Los Angeles, taking a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven National League Championship Series.
Matt Holliday and pinch-hitter Shane Robinson connected for the first home runs of the series to give the Cardinals the same 3-1 series advantage they held this time last year, only to lose the last three games to San Francisco.
“I got it good,” Holliday said of his mammoth blast. “Have I hit further ones? Maybe, but not in that kind of situation.”
Game 5 is also at Dodger Stadium, with Zack Greinke to start for Los Angeles against Joe Kelly.
Dodgers manager Don Mattingly remained optimistic despite the loss.
“I’ve got one of the best pitchers in baseball pitching tomorrow,” Mattingly said. “If we come out here and play well tomorrow and get a win, I’ve probably got the best pitcher in baseball pitching the next day.”
It was a painful defeat for the Dodgers, in more ways than one. Star shortstop Hanley Ramirez, playing with a broken left rib, left in the middle of the sixth inning after striking out three times.
St Louis third baseman David Freese came out after six innings. He left Monday’s game with a cramp in his right calf.
Second baseman Matt Carpenter had an RBI double in the third inning that scored David Descalso.
Then Holliday — hitless in his previous 22 at-bats at Dodger Stadium — sent a two-run shot off Ricky Nolasco an estimated 426 feet beyond left field, putting the visitors up 3-0.
Los Angeles scored twice in the fourth to cut it to 3-2. Adrian Gonzalez hit a leadoff double and scored on Yasiel Puig’s single. A.J. Ellis singled to drive in Andre Ethier, who had walked.
But just when it appeared the Dodgers had grabbed the momentum, pinch-hitter Skip Schumaker bounced into an inning-ending double play.
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