| Final - 5.18.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 2 |
After struggling for their first three games without Matt Kemp, scoring just six total runs,the Dodgers' offense came alive Friday night for the second straight night, scoring six runs in their win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of a weekend showdown series at Dodger Stadium.
It took about a half inning longer than they might have expected, but the Dodgers got a 6-5 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of their weekend series thanks to A.J. Ellis, who delivered a walk-off walk with one out in the ninth inning to score Elian Herrera with the winning run.
A pair of division leaders square off at Dodger Stadium this weekend, with the NL Central-leading St. Louis Cardinals in town to battle the NL West-leading Dodgers. Manager Don Mattingly sees a tough foe in the redbirds.
While the rest of the baseball world takes part in interleague weekend, the Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals meet in Los Angeles in a battle of National League division leaders in what is likely the best matchup of the weekend in baseball. The Dodgers have the best record in baseball at 25-13, and Cardinals and Dodgers are two of the top four teams in run differential so far this season.
The Los Angeles Dodgers return home Friday night to host the St. Louis Cardinals in a battle of division leaders at Dodger Stadium.
Aaron Harang pitched seven scoreless innings on Thursday night against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park, a far cry from his first start of the season, which was also in his hometown. The San Diego native allowed 13 baserunners and only recorded 13 outs on April 8, and it was especially disappointing for Harang, who pitched for the Padres last season.
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| LA Dodgers | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Furcal, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .360 |
| Matt Carpenter, 3,9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .292 |
| Matt Holliday, LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .263 |
| Carlos Beltran, RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .299 |
| Adron Chambers, pr,9,8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| David Freese, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .272 |
| Yadier Molina, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .292 |
| Tyler Greene, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .236 |
| Shane Robinson, CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .255 |
| Lance Berkman, ph,3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .341 |
| Lance Lynn, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 |
| Skip Schumaker, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .314 |
| Marc Rzepczynski, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Victor Marte, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Daniel Descalso, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .203 |
| Fernando Salas, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Lynn | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.31 | 0 | 103-68 |
| Marc Rzepczynski | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 0 | 18-11 |
| Victor Marte | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.71 | 0 | 10-9 |
| Fernando Salas (L, 0-2) | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.52 | 0 | 26-10 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dee Gordon, SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Mark Ellis, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| Josh Lindblom, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Scott Van Slyke, ph,7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Bobby Abreu, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .316 |
| Kenley Jansen, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Elian Herrera, PH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| Andre Ethier, RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .299 |
| Adam Kennedy, 3B | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .255 |
| James Loney, 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| A.J. Ellis, C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .327 |
| Tony Gwynn Jr., CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .293 |
| Ted Lilly, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .071 |
| Justin Sellers, 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .161 |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 8 | |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Lilly | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.79 | 1 | 101-76 |
| Josh Lindblom (, 1-0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.21 | 0 | 31-19 |
| Kenley Jansen (W, 3-0) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2.61 | 0 | 12-11 |
