October 4, 2013: Dodgers 9 Cardinals 5 (series tied, 1-1)

Both NL divisional series are tied at a game each after the Dodgers put up 9 runs to beat the Cardinals in game 2. The game was tied until the Dodgers broke through in the 7th, scoring 2 runs on a Yasiel Puig double. The Cards loaded the bases in the bottom of the 8th, but Matt Carpenter ended the threat with a GIDP. The Dodgers scored 3 more insurance runs in the 9th to seal the win. Despite an average outing, Zack Greinke came away with the win.

BOXSCORE: 2013 Los Angeles(NL) Dodgers At 2013 St. Louis Cardinals  10/4/2013
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Crawford LF       4  2  2  1 .250     M.Carpenter 2B      5  0  1  1 .111  
  M.Ellis 2B          4  1  2  0 .250     C.Beltran RF        5  0  3  1 .444  
  H.Ramirez SS        5  0  0  0 .111     M.Holliday LF       3  1  0  0 .167  
  A.Gonzalez 1B       4  2  3  1 .571     M.Adams 1B          5  0  1  0 .111  
  Y.Puig RF           4  1  3  3 .429     Y.Molina C          3  1  1  1 .286  
  J.Uribe 3B          4  2  2  2 .429     J.Jay CF            3  1  1  0 .333  
  S.Schumaker CF      5  1  1  0 .167     D.Freese 3B         3  1  2  2 .400  
  A.Ellis C           5  0  2  1 .250   D-A.Chambers PR       0  0  0  0 ----  
  Z.Greinke P         2  0  1  0 .500   E-T.Cruz 3B           1  0  0  0 .000  
B-S.Van Slyke PH      1  0  0  0 .000     D.Descalso SS       4  1  1  0 .250  
  J.Howell P          1  0  0  0 .000     L.Lynn P            1  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-P.Kozma PH          1  0  0  0 .500  
                                          T.Rosenthal P       0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        C-S.Robinson PH       0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          J.Axford P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          C.Martinez P        0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          S.Maness P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      39  9 16  8                 Totals      34  5 10  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Lynn In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Greinke In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Rosenthal In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Freese In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Chambers In 9th Inning
 
Dodgers......... 1 0 0  3 0 0  2 0 3  -  9 16  0
Cardinals....... 0 3 0  1 0 0  0 0 1  -  5 10  2
 
Dodgers (1-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
Z.Greinke WIN(1-0)        7       7   4   4   4   7   0 129   5.14
J.Howell SAVE(1st)        2       3   1   1   2   1   0  43   4.50
Totals                    9      10   5   5   6   8   0
 
Cardinals (1-1)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
L.Lynn                    6       9   4   4   0   4   1  71   6.00
T.Rosenthal LOSS(1-1)     2       2   2   2   2   2   0  26   6.00
J.Axford                  0 1/3   2   2   2   0   0   0   5  54.00
C.Martinez                0       2   1   0   0   0   0  10   ----
S.Maness                  0 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   0  12   0.00
Totals                    9      16   9   8   2   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 41,495 DATE- Friday, October 4th 2013 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Larry Vanover, Tony Randazzo, Manny Gonzalez, Brian Gorman
T- 3:22
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 9  Cardinals:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 2  Cardinals: 0
ERRORS- M.Adams, T.Rosenthal
DOUBLES- Y.Puig-2(2nd), C.Beltran(2nd), D.Freese(1st)
TRIPLES- D.Freese(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Uribe(1st)
RBIs- C.Crawford(1st), A.Gonzalez(1st), Y.Puig-3(3rd), J.Uribe-2(2nd),
      A.Ellis(2nd), M.Carpenter(1st), C.Beltran(1st), Y.Molina(2nd),
      D.Freese-2(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Ellis, Z.Greinke, L.Lynn
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Crawford
WALKS- A.Gonzalez, J.Uribe, M.Holliday-2, Y.Molina-2, D.Freese, S.Robinson
HIT BY PITCH- Y.Puig, J.Jay-2
STRIKE OUTS- H.Ramirez-3, S.Schumaker, A.Ellis-2, J.Howell, M.Carpenter,
             C.Beltran, M.Holliday, M.Adams, Y.Molina, J.Jay, L.Lynn, P.Kozma
GIDP- M.Carpenter, D.Descalso
2-out RBI- A.Gonzalez, M.Carpenter, C.Beltran, Y.Puig-2, A.Ellis
RLISP 2-out- J.Uribe, C.Crawford, M.Holliday, H.Ramirez, M.Adams, S.Schumaker,
             J.Howell, T.Cruz
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 8 for 17  Cardinals: 4 for 14
WEB GEMS- Top 2nd: Matt Carpenter robbed Carl Crawford of a base hit.
 
Yasiel Puig hit 2 doubles and had 3 RBI as the Los Angeles(NL) Dodgers
defeated the St. Louis Cardinals by the score of 9 to 5 at Busch
Stadium.
 
Zack Greinke(1-0) gave Los Angeles(NL) a solid outing.  He went 7 innings and
surrended up 7 hits and 4 walks.  Los Angeles(NL) had 16 hits overall, while
St. Louis had 10.  
 
J.P. Howell gained credit for his 1st save.  The loss was charged to Trevor
Rosenthal(1-1) in relief.  He pitched 2 innings and surrendered 2 hits and 2
walks.