| Final - 5.20.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | X | 6 | 14 | 2 |
Rookie Scott Van Slyke, pinch hitting for Adam Kennedy, came up with two outs and a pair of runners, Elian Herrera and Bobby Abreu, on base, with the Dodgers down 5-3. Van Slyke took three consecutive balls from Marc Rzepczynski, but would the rookie get the green light with a 3-0 count?
Given the green light on a 3-0 pitch with two outs and two runners on base in the seventh inning in his 10th major league plate appearance, Scott Van Slyke deposited a pitch from Marc Rzepczynski into the left field pavilion to give the Dodgers a 6-5 win over the St. Louis Cardinals Sunday night at Dodger Stadium.
Dodgers second baseman Mark Ellis will miss at least six weeks after having fasciotomy surgery on his left leg on Saturday, but it could have been much worse. Trainer Sue Falsone noticed something was wrong while examining Ellis on the training table on Saturday.
The Dodgers look for their fifth home sweep in eight series on Sunday night as they host the St. Louis Cardinals on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball. To do so, they could use a better and longer start from Chad Billingsley, who has pitched four innings in each of his last two starts, both at home.
