May 30, 2017
Chase Utley had three hits and finished a home run short of the cycle, as the Dodgers defeated the Cardinals 9-4 and moved into 1st place in the NL West. It was LA’s 6th straight win.
Logan Forsythe and Chris Taylor combined to reach base 8 times, combining for four runs, and LA got another great effort from their bullpen.
The Dodger bullpen utilized six relievers, giving up just 1 run in 5 innings of work. Brandon Morrow (1-0) got credit for the win after pitching a scoreless 5th inning.
Kenta Maeda allowed 3 runs in the first inning, but settled down after that. He made it through four innings, giving up those 3 runs on 4 hits. He departed after 82 pitches.
After falling behind 3-0, the Dodgers got four runs in the 4rd inning . Adrian Gonzales delivered a sacrifice fly, Utley had an RBI double, and Kike Hernandez came through with a 2-run single. The Dodgers got a pair of bases loaded walks and an RBI fielder’s choice from Forsythe in the 5th to make it 7-3.
Yadier Molina hit a solo homer in the 8th inning for the Cardinals. Molina had 3 RBI, and his solo blast off Chris Hatcher broker the Dodger bullpen’s scoreless innings streak of 24 2/3 innings.
Michael Wacha (2-3) took the loss, pitching just three innings, and throwing 77 pitches. He was charged with 4 runs (3 of them earned) on 5 hits.
Game 3 of the series will be on Wednesday evening at Busch Stadium. Hyun-Jin Ryu (2-5, 4.28 ERA) gets the start for LA after Alex Wood was placed on the DL. The Cardinals counter with Carlos Martinez (3-4, 3.32 ERA).