LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Logan Forsythe doubled in a run in the 13th inning to lift
the Los Angeles Dodgers over the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 on Tuesday night after
a stellar duel between starters Clayton Kershaw and Lance Lynn.
Forsythe played for the first time in a month and struck out in his first four
at-bats before walking in the 11th and delivering the winning hit in the 13th.
His double off Jonathan Broxton (0-1) scored Enrique Hernandez.
Kershaw and Lynn struck out 10 batters and allowed a run each, with Kershaw
going nine innings and Lynn pitching eight. The Cardinals got just three hits
against Kershaw, and the Dodgers had two off Lynn, including Yasmani Grandal’s
homer in the first inning.
Kershaw missed out on his majors-leading eighth victory by giving up a run in
the ninth. Randal Grichuk singled, advanced to second on a groundout then scored
on a wild pitch to tie it at 1.
Josh Fields (1-0) pitched the 13th for Los Angeles.
Joc Pederson left the game after a frightening collision with Yasiel Puig in
the 10th inning.
Game two of the three-game series is Wednesday night in Los Angeles. Mike
Leake (4-2) starts for the Cardinals while Rich Hill (1-1) goes for the Dodgers.
Game time is 9:10 with the pre-game at 8:15 on KTLO-AM.
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