Final
Lackey, Cardinals blank Dodgers
May 30, 2015 - 5:49 AM St. Louis, MO (SportsNetwork.com) - John Lackey pitched seven shutout innings and the St. Louis Cardinals took a 3-0 win over Los Angeles as the Dodgers' road woes continue.Lackey (3-3) allowed five hits and a walk while striking out nine while Jhonny Peralta and Randal Grichuk each drove in a run for the Cardinals, who have won five straight games.
"He really had nice control of the fastball," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said of Lackey. "Another good, consistent outing."
The Dodgers have now been shut out in each of their past four games on the road and haven't scored a run as the guest for a total of 37 innings.
Mike Bolsinger (3-1) allowed two runs on seven hits over six innings to take the first loss of his career.
"A team might beat me, but I'm never going to let a team beat me down," Bolsinger said.
The Cardinals got a run on the board in the first as the team loaded the bases with no outs and a double play off the bat of Grichuk scored Kolten Wong for a 1-0 lead.
St. Louis plated another run in the third as Peralta doubled with two outs and Grichuk followed with a double for a 2-0 lead.
In the seventh, the Cardinals added another run to their advantage after Peralta belted a double to left that scored Wong for a 3-0 lead.
The Dodgers left men on base in each of the first three innings and Jimmy Rollins hit a two-out double in the eighth but was left there after Howie Kendrick struck out.
Trevor Rosenthal set the Dodgers down in order in the ninth for his 14th save of the season.
Game Notes
Los Angeles manager Don Mattingly was ejected in the top of the seventh by home plate umpire Mike Winters, and catcher A.J. Ellis was ejected by Winters in the bottom of the seventh.
- LOS ANGELES: 0
ST. LOUIS: 3
Final
May 29 11:13 PM - Jh.Peralta doubled to left, Wong scored, M.Carpenter to third.
Dodgers 0, Cardinals 3 Bot 7, 1 OutMay 29 10:33 PM - Jhonny Peralta doubles to deep left field. Matt Carpenter to third. Kolten Wong scores.
Dodgers 0, Cardinals 3 Bot 7, 1 OutMay 29 10:33 PM - Randal Grichuk doubles to deep left field. Jhonny Peralta scores.
Dodgers 0, Cardinals 2 Bot 3, 2 OutsMay 29 9:13 PM - Grichuk grounded into a double play, second baseman H.Kendrick to shortstop Rollins to first baseman A.Gonzalez, Wong scored, M.Carpenter to third, Jh.Peralta out.
Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1 Bot 1, 2 OutsMay 29 8:33 PM - Randal Grichuk grounds out to second base. Jhonny Peralta out at second. Matt Carpenter to third. Kolten Wong scores.
Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1 Bot 1, 0 OutsMay 29 8:32 PM
May 29 8:17 PM- LOS ANGELES: 0
ST. LOUIS: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
May 29 8:16 PM
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