Dodgers 3, 
Cardinals 2
| W: | G. Sherrill (1-0) |
| L: | R. Franklin (0-1) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| J Lugo 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .400 | .400 |
| B Ryan SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .111 | .111 |
| A Pujols 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .167 | .444 |
| M Holliday LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .250 | .333 |
| R Ludwick RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .375 | .444 |
| Y Molina C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .222 | .222 |
| M DeRosa 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .556 | .556 |
| C Rasmus CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .500 | .571 |
| A Wainwright P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .000 | .000 |
a-T Glaus PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 |
T Miller P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 130 | ||
| a-flied out to center for A Wainwright in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Lugo (1, C Kershaw); C Rasmus (2, C Kershaw) HR: M Holliday (1, 2nd inning off C Kershaw 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Holliday (1), C Rasmus (1) S: A Wainwright GIDP: C Rasmus Cardinals RISP: 0-9 (M Holliday 0-1, M DeRosa 0-1, R Ludwick 0-1, J Lugo 0-1, Y Molina 0-1, C Rasmus 0-1, B Ryan 0-3) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Lugo (1, 2nd base off R Belisario/R Martin) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Holliday (1, line drive) PB: Y Molina. | |||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| A Wainwright | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 109-78 | 1.12 |
| T Miller (H, 1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 0.00 |
| R Franklin (L, 0-1; B, 1) | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23-12 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 140-95 | |
| PITCHING HBP: J Thome (By A Wainwright) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: A Wainwright 18/29; T Miller 1/1; R Franklin 2/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: A Wainwright 26-13-19-20; T Miller 0-1-3-1; R Franklin 2-1-5-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Wainwright 9-8; T Miller 0-1; R Franklin 0-1 Game Scores: A Wainwright 78 | |||||||||
| Los Angeles Dodgers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| R Furcal SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .571 | .556 |
| M Kemp CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .111 | .111 |
| A Ethier RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .429 | .556 |
| M Ramirez LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .125 | .222 |
| J Loney 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .250 | .333 |
J Pierre PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| C Blake 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .286 | .444 |
| R Belliard 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .286 | .444 |
| R Martin C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .200 | .556 |
| C Kershaw P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
a-J Thome PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .500 |
O Hudson PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
b-M Loretta PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 140 | ||
| a-hit by pitch for J Broxton in the 8th b-singled to center for G Sherrill in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING HR: A Ethier (1, 4th inning off A Wainwright 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: A Ethier (1), R Belliard (1), M Loretta (1) 2-out RBI: A Ethier, R Belliard, M Loretta Dodgers RISP: 2-3 (M Kemp 0-1, R Belliard 1-1, M Loretta 1-1) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (R Furcal-R Belliard-J Loney). Outfield Assist: M Kemp (C Rasmus at 3rd base). | |||||||||
| Los Angeles Dodgers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Kershaw | 6.2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 106-67 | 2.70 |
| R Belisario | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-2 | 0.00 |
| J Broxton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-5 | 3.86 |
| G Sherrill (W, 1-0) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-6 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 130-80 | |
| PITCHING WP: C Kershaw IBB: A Pujols (By C Kershaw) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Kershaw 12/28; R Belisario 1/1; J Broxton 1/3; G Sherrill 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Kershaw 14-10-20-23; R Belisario 1-0-0-1; J Broxton 1-0-1-3; G Sherrill 1-0-1-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Kershaw 9-6; R Belisario 0-1; J Broxton 2-1; G Sherrill 1-2 Game Scores: C Kershaw 51 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| STL | LAD | |||
 | 2nd | M Holliday homered to left. | 1 | 0 |
 | 4th | A Ethier homered to center. | 1 | 1 |
| 7th | C Rasmus doubled to deep center, M DeRosa scored, C Rasmus thrown out at third attempting to advance on play. | 2 | 1 |
| 9th | R Belliard singled to center, J Pierre scored, C Blake to second. | 2 | 2 |
| 9th | M Loretta singled to center, C Blake scored, R Belliard to third, R Martin to second. | 2 | 3 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA |
| Attendance | 51,819 (92.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:07 |
| Weather | 71 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Brian Onora, First Base - Mike Everitt, Second Base - Jeff Nelson, Third Base - Ed Rapuano |
MLB Scores
Thursday, October 8th
| Colorado | 5 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 4 |
| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 3 |
| Boston | 0 | Final |
| LA Angels | 5 |