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Dodgers Lack Of Offense Is Baffling, Frustrating, With No Easy Solution

There aren't many things more frustrating than watching a team struggling to score runs. The Dodgers are there right now, losers of seven of their last eight games with just 14 runs during that span.

Dodgers Come Up Short, Again

Whatever the answer is to the Dodgers' problems, they have yet to find it. The offense continued to struggle on Thursday in a 2-1 loss to the Cardinals that dropped Los Angeles two games behind St. Louis for the second wild card in the NL

Jansen, Elbert close to returning; Lilly, not so

As the Dodgers prepare to open a four-game series with the Cardinals, a trio of sidelined pitchers are trying to make their way back. Here is an update on the progress of Kenley Jansen, Scott Elbert, and Ted Lilly.

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Wild Card Race 2012: Dodgers vs. Cardinals Slump-Off!

A preview of the Cardinals vs. Dodgers series, which features two slumping offenses and a slumping rotation.

Dodgers, Cardinals Meet In The (Struggling) Middle

As the Dodgers open a four-game series Thursday night against the Cardinals, two teams battling for a second wild card that nobody seems to want. The middle of the order has been struggling mightily of late

Clipped Cardinals: Weekend Series Preview

Here is a quick snapshot of the bedraggled Cardinals as they move in for a key four game series against the Dodgers.

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St. Louis0100001002101
LA Dodgers100000000160
St. Louis Cardinals
HittersABRHRBIBBSOAVG
Jon Jay, CF400010.313
Matt Carpenter, 3B501002.303
Matt Holliday, LF400011.299
Allen Craig, 1B502100.306
Yadier Molina, C413000.319
Carlos Beltran, RF202020.263
Skip Schumaker, 2B402100.292
Daniel Descalso, SS400001.221
Lance Lynn, P200002.068
    Shane Robinson, PH010010.253
    Edward Mujica, P000000.000
    David Freese, PH100000.296
    Mitchell Boggs, P000000.000
    Jason Motte, P000000.000
Totals35210256
Batting
Doubles  -  Craig, Beltran 
Grounded into DP  -   Craig 
Team LOB  -  11
Fielding
Errors  -   Carpenter 
PitchersIP  H  RERBB KHRERAWPPC-ST
Lance Lynn (W, 15-7)65112703.95082-55
Edward Mujica (, 0-3)10000103.10011-8
Mitchell Boggs (, 3-1)10000002.3507-4
Jason Motte (S, 4-4; S,34)11000002.86016-9
Los Angeles Dodgers
HittersABRHRBIBBSOAVG
Mark Ellis, 2B411001.268
Andre Ethier, RF301010.287
Matt Kemp, CF401000.311
Adrian Gonzalez, 1B301111.233
Hanley Ramirez, SS401002.251
Shane Victorino, LF401001.256
Luis Cruz, 3B300001.299
    Dee Gordon, PR000000.229
    Nick Punto, 3B000000.143
A.J. Ellis, C300001.276
Josh Beckett, P200001.000
    Paco Rodriguez, P000000.000
    Ronald Belisario, P000000.000
    Bobby Abreu, PH100000.243
    Randy Choate, P000000.000
    Brandon League, P000000.000
Totals3116128
Batting
Doubles  -  Gonzalez, Ramirez 
Grounded into DP  -   Kemp 
Caught Stealing  -   Kemp,  Gordon 
Team LOB  -  5
PitchersIP  H  RERBB KHRERAWPPC-ST
Josh Beckett 5.17112603.38198-58
Paco Rodriguez (L, 0-1)11111005.40021-12
Ronald Belisario 1.22000002.39023-16
Randy Choate 0.10002002.78011-3
Brandon League 0.20000003.1204-2
Pitching
IBB  -  Holliday by Choate
Beltran by Beckett
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Doug Eddings, First Base Umpire - Kerwin Danley, Second Base Umpire - Paul Nauert, Third Base Umpire - Dana DeMuth 
Duration: 3:06
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