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Kolten Wong homer puts Cardinals one step closer to beatipatagonia better sweater redngDodgers in NLDS, must face Clayton Kershaw next Before the game, Don Mattingly tabbed Kershaw as his patagonia dimension special guide softshell jacket pcu mars sf alpha green xl2Game 4 starter, putting the ball in his ace s hands on three days rest regardless of Monday night s result. BY Mark Feinsand
Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images Kolten Wong celebrates his go ahead two run home run which proves to be the difference in the Cardinals 3 1 win over the Dodgers.
ST. LOUIS The last team to beat Clayton Kershaw twice in a row was the Cardinals in last year s NLCS. If St. Louis can accomplish the feat again Tuesday, it will be headed back to baseball s final four.
The Cardinals moved within a game of advancing Monday night, dealing the Dodgers a 3 1 loss in front of 47,574 at Busch Stadium to take a 2 1 lead in the best of five NL division series.
Rookie Kolten Wong delivered the big blow, a two run home run in the seventh that broke a 1 1 tie to bring the Cardinals to within one game of their fourth straight NLCS and ninth patagonia dimension special guide softshell jacket pcu mars sf alpha green xl1since 2000.
John Lackey bolstered his impressive postseason rsum, holding the Dodgers to one run on five hits and one walk over seven innings, striking out eight.
We ve seen it from the other side, been on the bad end of it, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. He s just got a great mix of intensity, but still being able to keep himself under control in the big situations and thrives on being out there.
Despite missing the final two plus weeks of the season with shoulder irritation, Hyun Jin Ryu showepatagonia better sweater jacket wax red xld no signs of rust, holding the Cardinals to one run on five hits over six innings in a no decision.
But the Dodgers bullpen couldn t keep the Cardinals in check as Wong s seventh inning blast gave St. Louis the lead. Pat Neshek and Trevor Rosenthal slammed the door with a scoreless inning apiece, mhouses for sale in patagonia south americaoving the Dodgers to the brink of elimination.
This club has been a club that s bounced back every time we ve had any kind of trouble and lost a tough game, Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. For us it s a matter of winning one game with Clayton Kershaw on the mound. We fpatagonia dimension special guide softshell jacket pcu mars sf alpha green xleel pretty good about that.
Mattingly tabbed Kershaw as his Game 4 starter earlier in the day, putting the ball in his ace s hands on three days rest regardless of Monday night s result.
He s our best guy, Mattingly explained in the simplest possible terms.
Kershaw is coming off of his worst start since mid May, a 6.2 inning, eight run debacle that saw him blow a late 6 1 lead in Game 1 Friday at Dodger Stadium. The eight patagonia argentina map new mexicoearned runs matched his total allowed in 37 innings in September.
Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images Dodgers reliever Scott Elbert paces around the mound as Wong rounds the bases after taking him deep.
St. Louis will counter with 23 year old Shelby Miller, the righthander who will make the first postseason start of his career.
We know what kind of pitcher he can be, Matheny said of Kershaw. We have to put together a good game plan and hopefully stay with it; realize that you re going to have to fight because he s never going to be easy.
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Lackey looked sharp from the start, holding the Dodgers to three singles over five scoreless innings, though Mattingly and his players griped after tpatagonia everlong review xdshe game about hompatagonia everlong review your texase plate umpire Dale Scott s inconsistent patagonia everlong review 2 gunsstrike zone. Terrible, Matt Kemp said.
The Dodgers picked up their first extra base hit of the night in the sixth as Yasiel Puig led off the inning with a triple. Lackey got the next two outs, but Hanley Ramirez doubled in Puig to tie the game.
Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Yasiel Puig continues to struggle at the plate for the Dodgers, going 1 for 4 with three strikeouts but scores a run after tripling to right field.
With rain beginning to fall in the seventh, Yadier Molina set the Cardinals up for a rally with a leadoff double, moving to third on a sacrifice bunt. Wong who was picked off to end Game 4 of the World Series last fall made the bunt a moot point, drilling Scott Elbert s first pitch into the St. Louis bullpen.
To do it on this stage, I m happy I could finallpatagonia guide pants 1930y contribute to the team and do something special, Wong said.
Rosenthal put a scare into the sellout crowd, allowing a pair of one out singles in the ninth to put the tying runpatagonia dimension special guide softshell jacket pcu mars sf alpha green xl3s on base. He retired the final two batters on fly balls to right to seal the game.
