Cardinals : Goldschmidt singled to right. Arenado grounded to first, forcing Goldschmidt. Carlson bounced to first. Nice fielding by Beaty this inning. Dodgers : Cody Bellinger walked on four pitches. Max Scherzer sacrificed. Bellinger had to hold second. First and second, one out. Meanwhile, Ron Darling at the same time says Seager hit. Seager walked on six pitches, loading the bases with one out.
Turner grounded into a double play. The latter could be especially problematic for the Dodgers, who this year ranked just 17th in the majors in batting average on curveballs. The Dodgers have also chased some pitches in the first couple innings. Max Scherzer battling high pitch count, early command issues through first two innings.
Since arriving in LA, Max Scherzer has rarely struggled to find the zone. Though two innings tonight, however, the right-hander has already walked two batters and throw 43 pitches, of which only 27 have been in the zone. So far, it has only led to one run, with Scherzer stranding a couple runners in the first and another in the second.
But, five of the Cardinals first 10 at-bats have already lasted at least five pitches, and four have included a three-ball count. Cardinals : Edmundo Sosa struck out swinging. Harrison Bader walked on six pitches. Adam Wainwright sacrificed. Scherzer does not have pinpoint control this game.
Edman flied to left. Scherzer has thrown 43 pitches through two innings. Dodgers : Will Smith grounded up the middle. Edman made a sliding catch, went to one knee and threw him out.
Beautiful play. AJ Pollock popped to short. Matt Beaty flied to right. Cardinals : Right-hander Max Scherzer pitching for the Dodgers. Mute button ready because the TBS announcers are awful. Tommy Edman singled to right. Paul Goldschmidt walked on six pitches. Betts made a nice catch right at the fence. Edman took third. Edman scored and Goldschmidt moved to third on a wild pitch.
Nolan Arenado flied to left. Yadier Molina flied to left. Dodgers : Right-hander Adam Wainwright pitching for the Cardinals. Corey Seager struck out looking. Trea Turner grounded to short, forcing Betts. Justin Turner lined right at the pitcher and Wainwright snatched it for the out.
Dodgers refuse to lament their playoff lot despite franchise-record-tying win season. By Mike DiGiovanna. The playoff format did no favors this season for the Dodgers, who finished with the second-best record in baseball and tied a franchise record with wins but were relegated to a single-elimination wild-card game because they finished one game behind the win San Francisco Giants in the National League West.
You have to win the division. If it does, cool. Baseball expanded the playoffs in the pandemic-shortened season, when 16 teams—eight from each league—reached the post-season, with teams opening with a best-of-three wild-card round before advancing to the best-of-five division series and best-of-seven championship series and World Series.
The sport reverted back to its team playoff format this season, with the three division winners from each league advancing to the division series and two wild-card teams playing a win-or-go-home game to advance.
Cardinals manager Mike Shildt, whose team won 16 fewer games than the Dodgers, was asked what he would do if he were baseball commissioner. And so here we are, we just gotta win one game. In his six seasons at Dodgers manager, Dave Roberts has experienced almost everything the postseason has to offer. Without Muncy, the Dodgers decided to start Matt Beaty at first base, a left-handed hitter who had started only once during the final month of the regular season.
Defensively, it keeps Cody Bellinger, one of the other options to play at first, at his more valuable position in center field. With Max Scherzer on the mound against a right-handed heavy Cardinals lineup, Roberts said he expects the most defensive action to be in the outfield and left side of the infield. Beaty, a left-handed hitter who batted. Roberts said batting Pollock sixth, and giving him potentially more chances to come to the plate, was more important than varying lefties and righties.
Two of the biggest snubs from the wild card game roster were left-handed pitchers David Price and Justin Bruihl. By Jorge Castillo. The answer arrived just after 1 p. Beaty, a left-handed hitter, got the nod over the right-handed-hitting Pujols. Beaty will bat seventh. Bellinger, meanwhile, will start in center field.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday that the club would prioritize outfield defense with Max Scherzer, a flyball pitcher, on the mound. The Dodgers will oppose Adam Wainwright, who pitched into the ninth inning against them Sept. Max Scherzer will toe the rubber for Los Angeles. The midseason acquisition logged eight scoreless innings with 13 strikeouts against the Cardinals on Sept 6.
Dodgers have played 16 winner-take-all playoff games. They will play in the Wild Card Game, despite winning more games than any team outside their division.
They have 16 more wins than their first playoff opponent. While they relinquished their long-standing title as National League West winners, their ultimate goal remains intact. That road will begin Wednesday at Dodger Stadium against a streaking Cardinals team that at one point won 17 straight games in September.
The matchup will pit Max Scherzer and Adam Wainwright. If the Dodgers get through that, a series against the Giants looms. It's time for everything to do with Dodger baseball. Sign in. Dodgers tie franchise win record, but Wild Card Game awaits. Rowan Kavner Follow. Dodger Insider It's time for everything to do with Dodger baseball. Dodger Insider Follow. Written by Rowan Kavner Follow. Tampa Bay. Washington DC. The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the St.
Louis Cardinals in the National League wild-card game on Wednesday night, the second game of the Major League Baseball postseason. Chris Taylor hit a walk-off two-run in the bottom of the ninth off Cardinals pitcher Alex Reyes to give the Dodgers a win. He gestured to stir the Dodger Stadium crowd as he waltzed over in glee, found Chris Taylor and grabbed his hand, raising it in triumph. They smiled. Dave Roberts had said he would bet on Taylor.
Thanks to Taylor, they got their th win, , in the NL wild-card game. Read Fabian Ardaya's full story. The teams had managed just one run apiece through the National League wild-card game, and the Cardinals needed three outs to force extra innings and stay alive.
When T. McFarland departed after notching two outs and a walk in the bottom of the ninth, the visiting bullpen at Dodger Stadium swung open. The problem? Reyes had faltered miserably in the second half and lost his job in the process. The last two times he had pitched the ninth in a clutch situation, it had resulted in walk-off home runs for the opposing team.
Reyes threw three pitches, all sliders. On the third, Chris Taylor pummeled the slider into a sea of Dodger Blue over the left-field fence for a walk-off two-run home run. The Cardinals lost to the Dodgers, , putting an abrupt and heartbreaking end to their magical late-season run and postseason dreams. Read Katie Woo's full story. Katie Woo, Cardinals writer: Jack Flaherty was still available. Dakota Hudson was still available. Instead, Mike Shildt went for Alex Reyes, who showed so much promise in an All-Star first-half, but lost his closer's job six weeks ago.
This is a move that will be questioned, as it should be. Nick Groke, Rockies writer: Bottom of the ninth. One on, two out. Alex Reyes threw a slider low and away. Chris Taylor reached and bopped a walk-off homer to the bedlam beyond left field. What a game. Dodgers outlasted the Cardinals, The Dodgers will travel to San Francisco for a five-gamer starting Friday. If you thought this was good, just wait. Those teams had the two best records in baseball.
Mike Shildt sends Giovanny Gallegos out for the bottom of the ninth and waits until Gavin Lux is announced as a pinch-hitter before motioning for T. The Dodgers burn a bench bat, yes. But Dave Roberts counters with Albert Pujols. Hold your breath. Nick Groke, Rockies writer : Hum dog. Still tied at 1. Nolan Arenado would lead off the 10th Rob Biertempfel, Pirates writer: Damn impressive inning by Jansen in what might be his last playoff go-round with the Dodgers. Tommy Edman is left stranded at second.
Giovanny Gallegos back out for the bottom of the ninth. David O'Brien, Braves writer: How did Jansen blow three consecutive saves in July and give up nine hits and eight runs in two innings in those three games? The man is the ultimate leader back there, making every pitcher better, running the show like only a grizzled, intelligent, take-no-shit catcher can. Paul DeJong has a chance to do that now. That move just paid off for Los Angeles.
Katie Woo: Cardinals writer: Giovanny Gallegos took over the closer role for the last month of the season and flourished. Yet, here he comes for the bottom of the eighth in a tie game.
Why you ask? Probably because the Dodgers will roll out Seager, Turner and Turner. You Make The Call just kidding, that's an old reference, they didn't actually sponsor this : We're into the eighth inning, score tied at 1. It's now a battle of attrition. Kenley Jansen and Giovanny Gallegos are standing by. If you're Dave Roberts or Mike Shildt, when do you bring on your closers? It's complicated. The Dodgers have a deeper bullpen. The Cardinals excel in one-run games, with a record this season.
The Dodgers hit home runs in games this season. Cardinals are one of the best base-running teams in the league. Tough call.
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