LA Dodgers (62-38) at St. Louis (55-48)

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Dodgers hope for long start by Kershaw

Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
The Dodgers are almost desperate for Clayton Kershaw to pitch deep into Wednesday night's start, which seems to be asking a lot of a 21-year-old, but Kershaw has been lights-out in his past eight starts.
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Dodgers probable pitcher

Clayton Kershaw

  • #22 LHP
  • (8-5) 2.96 ERA 110 SO
Kershaw left a duel with Josh Johnson on even terms after six innings, although he never had a 1-2-3 inning and he allowed nine hits, but only two earned runs. He considered himself unlucky as much as anything, saying he didn't pitch much differently than he did in Florida when he took a no-hitter into the seventh inning. It was Kershaw's fourth consecutive quality start and he hasn't lost since June 10.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 13-10 3.59 220.1 115 210 .235
Season 8-5 2.96 112.2 63 110 .203
July 3-0 0.90 30.0 16 27 .170

Series at a Glance

Standings - 07/29/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Los Angeles Dodgers (NL West) 62 38 .620 - 34-17 28-21
St. Louis Cardinals (NL Central) 55 48 .534 - 28-21 27-27
Stats - 07/29/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
LAD .276 492 84 465 77 648 3.67 905.2 781 380 754
STL .258 460 106 438 45 640 3.80 905.2 890 293 643
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Lugo happy to help Cards keep winning

B.J. Rains / MLB.com
Newly acquired Cardinals infielder Julio Lugo doesn't plan on just taking up a roster spot and earning his paycheck for his new team. "I want to win," he said.
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Cardinals probable pitcher

Joel Pineiro

  • #35 RHP
  • (9-9) 2.95 ERA 54 SO
Pineiro finally got his record back to .500 with a six inning no-run performance on Friday night against the Phillies. It was the fourth straight win for the righty, who has been the Cardinals most consistent starter since day one but has been plagued by poor run support - the Cardinals have scored just 21 runs in his nine losses. The sinker-heavy pitcher has allowed just five earned runs in 29 innings in four July starts, all of which has has won. In eight home starts, Pineiro is 4-4 but has a 2.40 ERA.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 81-76 4.40 1370.2 401 853 .273
Season 9-9 2.95 128.1 13 54 .259
July 3-0 1.24 29.0 1 12 .194

Dodgers hitters vs Joel Pineiro

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Blake, Casey - - - - .467 15 1 1
De Jesus, Ivan - - - - - - - -
DeWitt, Blake - - - - - - - -
Ellis, A.J. - - - - - - - -
Ethier, Andre - - - - .000 7 0 0
Furcal, Rafael - - - - .375 8 0 0
Hu, Chin-lung - - - - - - - -
Kemp, Matt - - - - .200 10 0 1
Loney, James - - - - .333 6 0 1
Martin, Russell - - - - .222 9 0 1
May, Lucas - - - - - - - -
Paul, Xavier - - - - - - - -
Pierre, Juan - - - - - - - -
Ramirez, Manny - - - - .333 21 3 4
Repko, Jason - - - - - - - -
Robinson, Trayvon - - - - - - - -

Cardinals hitters vs Clayton Kershaw

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Anderson, Bryan - - - - - - - -
Craig, Allen - - - - - - - -
Freese, David - - - - - - - -
Greene, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Hamilton, Mark - - - - - - - -
Jay, Jon - - - - - - - -
Jones, Daryl - - - - .000 3 0 0
Ludwick, Ryan - - - - .111 9 0 1
Lugo, Julio - - - - .143 7 0 0
Mather, Joe - - - - .000 3 0 0
Molina, Yadier - - - - .250 4 0 1
Pagnozzi, Matt - - - - - - - -
Pujols, Albert - - - - .571 7 0 1
Rasmus, Colby - - - - .000 2 0 0
Robinson, Shane - - - - - - - -
Ryan, Brendan - - - - .375 8 0 1
Schumaker, Skip - - - - .000 4 0 0
Stavinoha, Nick - - - - .000 3 0 0

Cards rally twice, cinch win in 15th (62-39) (56-48)

Cardinals 3, Dodgers 2 (15)

Gem goes to waste

Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
The Dodgers blew two late one-run leads and wasted eight scoreless innings from starter Clayton Kershaw before dropping their fourth consecutive game. Closer Jonathan Broxton couldn't nail down the game in the ninth, spoiling another impressive outing from Kershaw.

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Series at a Glance

 
Albert Pujols celebrates after his winning hit in the 15th. (Jeff Roberson/AP)

Never say die

Matthew Leach / MLB.com
Nearly five hours and 15 innings later, Albert Pujols delivered a walk-off single to center field to give the Cardinals three consecutive wins over the Dodgers. St. Louis twice had to rally late, on Colby Rasmus' RBI single in the ninth and Ryan Ludwick's in the 11th.
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Cardinals 3, Dodgers 2

LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Furcal, SS 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 .266
Hudson, O, 2B 6 0 1 0 0 2 1 .290
Ramirez, M, LF 5 0 2 0 2 2 1 .327
Ethier, RF 5 0 0 0 2 1 4 .268
Blake, 3B 5 2 3 0 2 1 4 .275
Loney, 1B 7 0 4 1 0 0 1 .293
Martin, C 7 0 0 0 0 2 6 .261
Kemp, CF 5 0 1 1 1 1 1 .312
Kershaw, P 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .118
  a-Loretta, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .227
  Broxton, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Troncoso, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
  Kuo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Mota, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Pierre, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .313
  Weaver, Jf, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Totals 53 2 13 2 7 13 24  

a-Grounded out for Kershaw in the 9th. b-Grounded into a forceout for Mota in the 13th.

BATTING
2B: Ramirez, M (14, Motte).
3B: Blake (4, Pineiro).
TB: Furcal 2; Hudson, O; Ramirez, M 3; Blake 5; Loney 4; Kemp.
RBI: Loney (63), Kemp (56).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Blake 2; Loretta 2; Troncoso.
S: Hudson, O.
SF: Kemp.
GIDP: Martin; Ethier.
Team RISP: 2-for-9.
Team LOB: 15.

FIELDING
DP: (Furcal-Hudson, O-Loney).
 
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lugo, 2B 6 1 1 0 1 1 1 .306
DeRosa, 3B 7 1 1 0 0 1 3 .263
Pujols, 1B 7 0 3 1 0 1 1 .323
Holliday, LF 5 0 2 0 1 2 2 .299
Ludwick, CF-RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .273
Stavinoha, RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .221
  Rasmus, CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .257
Molina, Y, C 4 0 0 0 2 1 2 .281
Ryan, Br, SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .282
Pineiro, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .186
  a-Schumaker, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304
  Reyes, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  McClellan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Miller, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Ankiel, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239
  Franklin, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Motte, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  c-Thurston, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
  Hawksworth, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  d-LaRue, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231
Totals 51 3 11 3 4 12 22  

a-Struck out for Pineiro in the 8th. b-Grounded out for Miller, T in the 10th. c-Grounded out for Motte in the 12th. d-Popped out for Hawksworth in the 15th.

BATTING
2B: Pujols (23, Kershaw).
3B: Ryan, Br (4, Weaver, Jf).
TB: Lugo; DeRosa; Pujols 4; Holliday 2; Ludwick 2; Rasmus; Ryan, Br 3.
RBI: Rasmus (35), Ludwick (66), Pujols (92).
2-out RBI: Rasmus; Pujols.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ludwick; Ryan, Br; Lugo; Molina, Y.
S: Ludwick; Ryan, Br.
GIDP: Stavinoha.
Team RISP: 3-for-15.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
CS: Rasmus (1, 2nd base by Broxton/Martin).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Ludwick (Ramirez, M at home).
DP: 2 (Ryan, Br-Lugo-Pujols, Lugo-Ryan, Br-Pujols).
 
LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kershaw 8.0 4 0 0 2 7 0 2.76
Broxton (BS, 3) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.89
Troncoso 1.1 3 1 1 1 0 0 2.02
Kuo 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.14
Mota 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.92
Weaver, Jf (L, 5-4) 2.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 3.83
 
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Pineiro 8.0 6 1 1 2 7 0 2.84
Reyes, D 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.80
McClellan 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2.84
Miller, T 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.02
Franklin 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1.41
Motte 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 5.40
Hawksworth (W, 1-0) 3.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 3.18

WP: Broxton.
IBB: Ethier (by Motte), Ramirez, M (by Hawksworth).
Pitches-strikes: Kershaw 112-74, Broxton 16-10, Troncoso 30-17, Kuo 6-4, Mota 7-6, Weaver, Jf 44-26, Pineiro 112-73, Reyes, D 9-4, McClellan 29-16, Miller, T 3-2, Franklin 16-12, Motte 22-12, Hawksworth 47-29.
Groundouts-flyouts: Kershaw 7-10, Broxton 1-0, Troncoso 3-1, Kuo 0-1, Mota 1-1, Weaver, Jf 2-4, Pineiro 11-6, Reyes, D 1-0, McClellan 1-2, Miller, T 1-0, Franklin 0-2, Motte 0-1, Hawksworth 5-1.
Batters faced: Kershaw 29, Broxton 4, Troncoso 8, Kuo 2, Mota 3, Weaver, Jf 11, Pineiro 30, Reyes, D 3, McClellan 6, Miller, T 1, Franklin 5, Motte 5, Hawksworth 12.
Inherited runners-scored: Kuo 2-0, McClellan 2-0, Miller, T 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Mark Wegner. 1B: Tim Timmons. 2B: Jeff Kellogg. 3B: Rob Drake.
Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, In from LF.
T: 4:53.
Att: 40,011.
July 29, 2009

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