Save for two pitches to Matt Holliday, Dan Haren would have
been a winner tonight.
Instead, Holliday clubbed a laser shot double to center
field in the first inning and a two-run homer to center in the fifth as St.
Louis downed Los Angeles 3-2 to drop the Dodgers into a first place tie with
San Francisco.
The Dodgers got on the board in the seventh inning when Juan
Uribe doubled to left; A.J. Ellis doubled to the gap in left center and then
scored on a wild pitch.
Los Angeles threatened in the third inning with a single by
Yasiel Puig sandwiched between walks to Dee Gordon and Adrian Gonzalez to load
the bases but Matt Kemp struck out to end the inning.
Cardinals’ pitcher Lance Lynn (11-6) held the Dodgers to two
runs on four hits through six innings before the Dodgers mounted a rally in the
seventh.
Haren (8-7) gave up three runs on eight hits through 4.2
innings before turning the ball over to Chris Perez, Paco Rodriguez and Brandon
League. The three Los Angeles relievers pitched 3.1 innings of no-hit ball.
The Dodgers send Zack Greinke (11-5, 2.73) to the hill
tomorrow against Joe Kelly (1-1, 3.44)
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