The St. Louis Cardinals won a thriller in L.A. last night, beating the Dodgers 5-3 on 9th inning solo home runs by Jed Gyorko and Matt Carpenter. The blasts came off Dodger closer Kenley Jansen who was making his first appearance since coming off the injury list. Cardinals closer Bud Norris shut the door in the bottom of the 9th, striking out 3 Dodgers to seal the win.
https://www.mlb.com/cardinals/video/must-c-cards-prevail-vs-jansen/c-2410920583?tid=47078998
With that victory, the Cards are now tied with Philly for the #2 wild card spot, and just ½ game behind Milwaukee for the #1 spot. They are also just 3 ½ games behind Chicago in the NL Central. The Cards and Dodgers will play again tonight in LA.
**The Cardinals have announced that pitcher Adam Wainwright will throw some more innings in AA Springfield before joining the big club. Pitcher Carlos Martinez may join the Redbirds bullpen later this week.
And pitcher Michael Wacha will begin rehabbing in class A ball this week.