The Dodgers pulled back to within one game of the Cardinals for the second and final wild card spot--and evened the current four game series between the two teams with still tomorrow and Sunday still to go inside Dodger Stadium.
The Cardinals got off to a quick 2-0 lead after home runs from both Yadier Molina and Matt Carpenter in the top-half of the second inning--but that didn't last for long.
Cruz drove home Adrian Gonzalez on a ground out to the shortstop in the bottom half of the third to cut the deficit in half at 2-1 before Matt Holliday hit his 28th home run that drove in two to make it 4-1 heading into the fourth inning.
With the Cardinals leading by a score of 4-1 heading into the bottom of the third, the Dodgers offense finally woke up. Andre Either hit a two-run bomb to make it 4-3--and following a few scoreless frames from each, Cruz' three run home run put the Dodgers up 6-4--which proved to be the game winner.
Rosenthal (0-2) got the lost for the Cardinals--despite a good outing from starting pitcher Joe Kelly. Kelly pitched five innings and allowed three runs on four hits--along with two strikeouts and two walks apiece.
As for the Dodgers, starting pitcher Chris Capuano pitched four and one-third innings and allowed four runs (two earned) on just six hits--but earned a no decision. Tolleson (2-1) picked up the win on the night.
The Dodgers got added extra RBIs from Gonzalez as he added two more in the ninth--while Skip Schumaker added in one himself for the Cardinals in the ninth--ultimately making the final be 8-to-5.
The Cardinals got home runs from Matt Holliday (27), Yadier Molina (19), and Matt Carpenter (6).
The third game of this four game series will be airing tomorrow night at 8:10 pm Central Time with Cardinals Pregame Live starting at 7:30pm Central Time featured a pitching matchup of Jaime Garcia and Joe Blanton with the Cardinals leading the final playoff spot over the Dodgers by just one game once again.
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