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#3 St. Louis Cardinals (89-73) #2 Los Angeles Dodgers (96-67) 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 SP 22 Jack Flaherty SP 43 Dakota Hudson SP 18 Carlos Martinez SP 3 David Price P 33 Kwang-Hyun Kim P 50 Adam Wainwright RP 29 Alex Reyes RP 21 Andrew Miller RP 56 Ryan Helsley RP 44 Junior Fernandez RP 49 Jordan Hicks RP 90 Kodi Whitley CL 65 Giovanny Gallegos C 4 Yadi Molina C 7 Andrew Knizner 1B 46 Paul Goldschmidt 2B 16 Kolten Wong 2B 27 Jurickson Profar SS 11 Paul DeJong 3B 57 Hanser Alberto OF 31 Joc Pederson OF 48 Harrison Bader OF 68 Dylan Carlson OF 25 Dexter Fowler UTI 19 Tommy Edman DH 38 Jose Martinez 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝟭 Cardinals 10 Dodgers 9 Dodgers Hammered by Goldschmidt, Drop Game 1 to Cardinals With first baseman Paul Goldschmidt leading the charge, the St. Louis Cardinals got a road win over the Los Angeles Dodgers, 10-9, in Game 1 of the Division Series today. Goldschmidt hit 2 home runs while scoring 3 times and driving in 4 at Dodger Stadium to help St. Louis take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-5 series. The game turned with one out in the top of the seventh when Goldschmidt, who finished 4th in the NL in doubles with 39 in 2014, hit a solo home run. It propelled the Cardinals into the lead, 8-7. "Nothing is scripted in this game," said Goldschmidt. Game 2 is scheduled for tomorrow at Dodger Stadium. The scheduled starters for the game are Dakota Hudson for the St. Louis Cardinals and Walker Buehler for the Los Angeles Dodgers. 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝟮 Cardinals 6 Dodgers 11 Bellinger Blasts Cardinals, Dodgers Take Game 2, 11-6 With center fielder Cody Bellinger leading the charge, the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the visiting St. Louis Cardinals, 11-6, in Game 2 of the Division Series today. Bellinger went 2-4 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3 at Dodger Stadium to help Los Angeles force a 1-1 tie in the best-of-5 series. Jesse Winker, the Los Angeles left fielder, contributed a 2-run single in the bottom of the third inning to make the score 6-3, Dodgers. For the game, Winker was 1 for 5. He drove in 2 runs. "One win at a time, one game at a time. We try not to get too far ahead of ourselves," Winker told the Los Angeles Chronicle. The next game is scheduled for Tuesday, October 6th, 2020 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Slated to start are Dustin May for Los Angeles and Carlos Martinez for St. Louis. 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝟯 Dodgers 3 Cardinals 4 Cardinals Clip Dodgers 4-3 in DS Contest The St. Louis Cardinals moved to within one game of the League Championship Series today, downing the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers at Busch Stadium by a score of 4-3. Cardinals center fielder Harrison Bader did some major damage. He went 2 for 4 with 2 doubles. He drove in 2 runs. The win gives the Cardinals a 2-1 advantage in the best-of-5 Division Series. The game turned with one out in the bottom of the fourth when Bader hit a run-scoring double. It propelled the Cardinals into the lead, 3-2. "I just tried to make good contact," said Bader. Carlos Martinez was able to put together a decent outing before handing the ball to the bullpen. It was the St. Louis pen that stole the show. They would go 5 innings of one hit and one run relief. The next game is set to be played tomorrow in St. Louis. Slated to start are Alex Wood for Los Angeles and David Price for St. Louis. 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝟰 Dodgers 3 Cardinals 7 Cardinals Advance to League Championship Series Dylan Carlson said he didn't even realize how well he had been playing in the Division Series until he was shown his own statistics. The St. Louis Cardinals right fielder put up a .462 average with 1 home runs, 7 RBI and 5 runs scored, enough to earn him series MVP honors. It all added up to his Cardinals advancing to the League Championship Series, with a 3-1 series win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. "I didn't really pay attention to the numbers or my stats at all as we went along," he said. "I'm just so focused on trying to help the team win, that's it." The series victory had become official with a 7-3 triumph at Busch Stadium. Even if Carlson is not paying close attention to his stats, the rest of baseball certainly will be keeping an eye on him as the playoffs continue. "I like to be under pressure and think I respond well to it," he said. David Price earned player of the game as he pitched 5.2 innings of one-run baseball against his former team. "It was fun to go against those guys. I definitely had some extra motivation and juice," said Price. The St. Louis Cardinals don't know who they will face in the next round. They will play the winner of the New York Mets - Atlanta Braves series. New York leads the series 2 games to 1. The League Championship Series is scheduled to begin on October 10th, 2020. 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗠𝗩𝗣 OF Dylan Carlson- 6/13 .429, HR, 5 R, 7 RBI, 2BB