A pair of National League teams finish up a weekend series on the diamond in the Gateway City. The Los Angeles Dodgers are on the road as they open up a four-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals Sunday afternoon. In the opening game of the series Thursday night, the Cardinals broke out the power bats en route to a 16-8 victory. The Dodgers evened the series with a 5-0 blanking of the Redbirds on Friday night. Which team prevails on getaway day to leave town on a positive note? This article was published prior to the conclusion of the third game of the series at Busch Stadium Saturday night.
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Los Angeles bounced back from a beating in the opening game of the series as they shut out the Redbirds in the second game of the series Friday night. The Dodgers entered Saturday 29-17 on the season and stood 3.5 games ahead of the Diamondbacks for the top spot in the NL West. On Friday night, Los Angeles got two hits each from Freddie Freeman (run) and Miguel Vargas (run) while Mookie Betts (his 10th) went deep in the win. The offensive support was more than enough for Tony Gonsolin (2-1) to earn the win as he threw five scoreless innings, allowing one hit with three walks and three strikeouts before turning the ball over to the bullpen.
Clayton Kershaw is on the mound as he makes his 10th start of the season for the Dodgers in this contest. He enters the game 6-3 on the season with a 2.52 ERA, a 1.025 WHIP, 11 walks and 63 strikeouts over 53.2 innings of work. Kershaw took t he loss in his last start, which came at home against the Twins Tuesday at home. He threw four innings, allowing two runs on seven hits with one walk and seven strikeouts in a 5-1 Dodgers defeat. In his last three starts, Kershaw is 1-2 with a 4.02 ERA, a 1.66 WHIP, six walks and 22 strikeouts over 15.2 innings of work. Kershaw makes his 21st career start against the Cardinals in this contest. He is 10-5 with a 2.81 ERA, a 1.098 WHIP, 40 walks and 143 strikeouts over 131.1 innings of work. Kershaw is 3-3 with a 3.78 ERA, a 1.34 WHIP, 19 walks and 48 strikeouts over 50 innings of work in eight career starts at Busch Stadium.