ST. LOUIS (AP) _ Dexter Fowler hit tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning to
back Carlos Martinez and give the St. Louis Cardinals a 2-1 victory over the Los
Angeles Dodgers Wednesday night.
Martinez (4-4) allowed one run on four hits while striking out nine as he
pitched into the eighth inning for his third consecutive start to help St. Louis
snap a three-game losing streak.
Ross Stripling (0-3) lost for the first time since April 26 as he surrendered
Fowler’s seventh home run of the season, a 429-foot shot to right-center field.
The Dodgers saw their six-game winning streak end.
Seung-Hwan Oh pitched a scoreless ninth for his 12th save in 14 opportunities
this season.
Hyun-Jin Ryu returned to the rotation in place of Alex Wood after earning the
save last Wednesday, May 24 versus St. Louis in his first career relief
appearance. Ryu allowed one run on three hits in six innings in his first start
since May 11 at Colorado.
The four-game series wraps up Thursday afternoon at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals
will send Adam Wainwright (5-3) to the bump while Brandon McCarthy (5-1) goes for
the Dodgers. Game time is 12:45 with the pre-game joined in progress at noon
following The Trading Post on KTLO-AM.
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