Dodgers Win Opener, Beat Cardinals 5-3
The Dodgers drew first blood in the NLCS, winning the opener 5-3 against Chris Carpenter and the Cardinals.
| Final - 10.7.2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 12 | 0 |
Stories
NLDS Game 1 Chat - Part VI
Bottom 8th, 5-2 Dodgers... Box Score | Baseball Reference Preview | Gameday
NLDS Game 1 Chat - Part V
Bottom 6th, 5-2 Dodgers, bases loaded. Jim Thome announced. Let's see if he bats. Box Score | Baseball Reference Preview | Gameday
NLDS Game 1 Chat - Part IV
Mid 5th, Dodgers up 3-2... Box Score | Baseball Reference Preview | Gameday
NLDS Game 1 Chat - Part III
3-1 Dodgers after 3... Box Score | Baseball Reference Preview | Gameday
NLDS Game 1 Chat - Part II
Dodgers lead 2-1 after one... Box Score | Baseball Reference Preview | Gameday
After Two Days Of Waiting, Dodgers Should Preach Patience
A look at the first game of the NLDS
Dodgers, Cardinals Set Rosters for NLDS
The Dodgers and Cardinals have announced their rosters for the NLDS.
Playing Hardball With Dodgers / Cardinals
A preview of the Dodgers / Cardinals series
Dodgers Announce Lineup, Rotation: Hudson Out, Padilla Before Billingsley
The Dodgers have announced their pitching rotation for the NLDS as well as the game one lineup
Playoff Worrying In Particular
Troy Glaus—defensive replacement? Joel Pineiro—ace and ex-ace? Todd Wellemeyer—on the roster? The NLDS isn't weird, but it very well could be.
GameThreads
Dodgers Fans GameThread on True Blue LA
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Cardinals Fans GameThread on Viva El Birdos
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| LA Dodgers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skip Schumaker, 4,8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .667 |
| Brendan Ryan, SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Albert Pujols, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Matt Holliday, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| Ryan Ludwick, RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Yadier Molina, C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Mark DeRosa, 3B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .600 |
| Colby Rasmus, CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Troy Glaus, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Blake Hawksworth, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mitchell Boggs, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Rick Ankiel, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Chris Carpenter, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Dennys Reyes, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Kyle McClellan, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Trever Miller, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Julio Lugo, 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 7 | |
Batting
Doubles - Schumaker, Ryan, DeRosa, Rasmus
Grounded into DP - Molina
Hit by pitch - Schumaker, Holliday
Sacrifices - Carpenter
Team LOB - 14
Doubles - Schumaker, Ryan, DeRosa, Rasmus
Grounded into DP - Molina
Hit by pitch - Schumaker, Holliday
Sacrifices - Carpenter
Team LOB - 14
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Carpenter (L, 0-1) | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7.20 | 0 | 105-62 |
| Dennys Reyes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3-3 |
| Kyle McClellan | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 17-7 |
| Trever Miller | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 6-3 |
| Blake Hawksworth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 18-11 |
| Mitchell Boggs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 20-7 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Furcal, SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .750 |
| Matt Kemp, CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .200 |
| Andre Ethier, RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 |
| Manny Ramirez, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| James Loney, 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Casey Blake, 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Ronnie Belliard, 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .333 |
| Orlando Hudson, pr,4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Russell Martin, C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Randy Wolf, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jeff Weaver, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Juan Pierre, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ronald Belisario, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jim Thome, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Hong-Chih Kuo, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| George Sherrill, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jonathan Broxton, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 6 | |
Batting
Home runs - Kemp
Triples - Furcal
Doubles - Ethier, Ramirez
Grounded into DP - Ramirez
Hit by pitch - Ethier, Martin
Sacrifices - Pierre
Sacrifice flies - Furcal
Team LOB - 16
Home runs - Kemp
Triples - Furcal
Doubles - Ethier, Ramirez
Grounded into DP - Ramirez
Hit by pitch - Ethier, Martin
Sacrifices - Pierre
Sacrifice flies - Furcal
Team LOB - 16
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Wolf | 3.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4.91 | 0 | 82-46 |
| Jeff Weaver (W, 1-0) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 18-14 |
| Ronald Belisario (, 0-0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 11-8 |
| Hong-Chih Kuo (, 0-0) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 25-17 |
| George Sherrill (, 0-0) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 8-5 |
| Jonathan Broxton (S, 0-0; S,1) | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.75 | 0 | 17-12 |
Pitching
IBB - Pujols by Wolf
IBB - Pujols by Wolf
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: D.Reyes pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Dana DeMuth, First Base Umpire - Brian O`Nora, Second Base Umpire - Mike Everitt, Third Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
Duration: 3:54
Pitching notes: D.Reyes pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Dana DeMuth, First Base Umpire - Brian O`Nora, Second Base Umpire - Mike Everitt, Third Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
Duration: 3:54
