SB Nation Los Angeles - Dodgers Lose Yet Another Game In St. Louis, Drop Third Straight Gamehttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48949/la-fave.png2010-07-17T16:22:53-07:00http://losangeles.sbnation.com/rss/stream/13384692010-07-17T16:22:53-07:002010-07-17T16:22:53-07:00Cardinals Beat Dodgers 2-0
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<p>St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) – Skip Schumaker’s run-scoring double in the fourth inning backed Adam Wainwright’s solid performance on the mound, as the St. Louis Cardinals snuck past the Los Angeles Dodgers, 2-0, in a pitchers’ duel at Busch Stadium.</p>
<p>Wainwright (14-5) tossed six scoreless innings to become just the second 14- game winner in the majors this season. Colorado Rockies ace Ubaldo Jimenez leads the big leagues with 15 wins. Wainwright, who gave up five hits, has won four straight starts.</p>
<p>Brendan Ryan drove in the other run for the Cardinals, who have won four in a row and the first three contests of this four-game set.</p>
<p>Hiroki Kuroda (7-8) allowed just one run on four hits in six full frames to take the hard-luck loss. The right-hander also fanned eight batters and walked one in his third straight loss.</p>
<p>The Dodgers, who have lost four of five, were without outfielder Manny Ramirez (right calf) and catcher Russell Martin (left thumb).</p>
https://losangeles.sbnation.com/2010/7/17/1574935/cardinals-beat-dodgers-2-0Eric Stephen2010-07-17T13:07:16-07:002010-07-17T13:07:16-07:00Torre: No DL Time Expected For Manny, Martin
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<p>Before the game today, Dodgers manager Joe Torre told reporters that he doesn’t expect the injuries to Manny Ramirez (strained right calf) or Russell Martin (swollen thumb) will require a stint on the disabled list, the club reported <a href="http://twitter.com/DodgertownUSA/status/18788436233" target="new">via Twitter</a>.</p>
<p>In their place in the lineup today are Xavier Paul in left field and A.J. Ellis behind the plate.</p>
https://losangeles.sbnation.com/2010/7/17/1574742/manny-ramirez-russell-martin-no-disabled-list-expected-joe-torreEric Stephen2010-07-17T11:11:59-07:002010-07-17T11:11:59-07:00Today's Dodgers-Cardinals Lineups
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<p>Here are today’s lineups:</p>
<p><strong>Dodgers</strong><br>
Furcal SS<br>
Kemp CF<br>
Ethier RF<br>
Loney 1B<br>
DeWitt 2B<br>
Blake 3B<br>
Paul LF<br>
Ellis C<br>
Kuroda P</p>
<p><strong>Cardinals</strong><br>
Lopez 3B<br>
Rasmus CF<br>
Pujols 1B<br>
Holliday LF<br>
Jay RF<br>
Molina C<br>
Schumaker 2B<br>
Wainwright P<br>
Greene SS</p>
<p>Russell Martin is out of the lineup with a swollen thumb. Per Dylan Hernandez of the <a href="http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-dodgers-cardinals-20100717,0,4809465.story" target="new">Los Angeles Times</a>, the thumb has bothered Martin for some time:</p>
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<p>Martin, who later acknowledged that the thumb on his catching hand started to bother him when the Dodgers were in Arizona at the beginning of the month, came out near the end of the game.</p>
<p>“I only felt it when I miscaught a ball,” the catcher said. “Tonight was the first time I felt it swinging the bat.”</p>
<p>Martin hadn’t told the training staff about his thumb, but his secret was exposed when Torre saw him grimace while taking a swing in the eighth inning. Torre pulled Martin from the game and replaced him with A.J. Ellis.</p>
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https://losangeles.sbnation.com/2010/7/17/1574624/dodgers-cardinals-lineupsEric Stephen2010-07-17T08:34:19-07:002010-07-17T08:34:19-07:00Dodgers Face Tall Order Trying To Beat Wainwright Cardinals
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<p>(Sports Network) - <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/973/Adam_Wainwright">Adam Wainwright</a> will try to become just the second 14-game winner in the major leagues and remain perfect at home when he leads the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/teams/STL">St. Louis Cardinals</a> into the third test of a four-game series tonight versus the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/teams/LOS">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> at Busch Stadium.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/teams/COL">Colorado Rockies</a> ace and All-Star starter <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/537/Ubaldo_Jimenez">Ubaldo Jimenez</a> leads the big leagues with 15 wins, while Wainwright is second with a 13-5 record and 2.11 earned run average in 19 starts. Wainwright is an All-Star himself and has won three straight and seven of his last nine starts, including an 8-0 win at Houston on July 9. He fired eight scoreless innings and struck out four batters.</p>
<p>The right-hander is 9-0 with a 1.43 ERA in nine home starts and may run into some trouble today versus a <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/LOS">Dodgers</a> club that beat him back on June 9 at Chavez Ravine. Wainwright allowed four runs and eight hits in six innings of a 4-3 setback, falling to 2-3 in nine career games (6 starts) against LA.</p>
<p>St. Louis has won three in a row and the first two portions of this series, including Friday's 8-4 triumph behind a two-run homer and four RBI from <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/950/Yadier_Molina">Yadier Molina</a>. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/827/Randy_Winn">Randy Winn</a> drove in a pair of runs and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/497/Felipe_Lopez">Felipe Lopez</a> ended 2-for-5 with an RBI for the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/STL">Cardinals</a>, who are still a half-game behind Cincinnati for the top spot in the NL Central.</p>
<p>"We've done a good job of getting the count in our favor and when the ball's in the strike zone we've been aggressive with it," Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said. "We've done a good job of forcing near the middle of the plate and getting good hacks."</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/32962/Jaime_Garcia">Jaime Garcia</a> started for La Russa's club and did not record a decision after giving up two runs and eight hits in 3 1/3 innings. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/31141/Kyle_McClellan">Kyle McClellan</a> earned the win with 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief.</p>
<p>The Cardinals will also host Philadelphia for four games after this set.</p>
<p>Los Angeles has lost two straight and three of four games, and sits tied with San Francisco at 3 1/2 games off the NL West lead. In last night's loss to the Cards, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/924/Chad_Billingsley">Chad Billingsley</a> was roughed up for seven runs and 10 hits in four innings to absorb the loss.</p>
<p>"They put the ball in play, found holes and made things happen," Billingsley said. "It was one of those days."</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/890/James_Loney">James Loney</a> had three hits and an RBI, while <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/883/Rafael_Furcal">Rafael Furcal</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/888/Matt_Kemp">Matt Kemp</a> both finished with two hits and knocked in a run for LA. Dodgers slugger <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/174/Manny_Ramirez">Manny Ramirez</a> left the game in the first inning because of a calf injury and is listed as day-to-day. Ramirez was just activated from the 15-day disabled list this week due to a hamstring ailment.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Dodgers starter <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/31266/Hiroki_Kuroda">Hiroki Kuroda</a> has been struggling for a while and will take the mound Saturday at Busch Stadium. Kuroda is 2-6 with a 4.96 earned run average in his last nine starts and has lost back-to-back trips to the mound.</p>
<p>In a 4-0 loss to Florida on July 7, Kuroda was pounded for four runs and six hits in seven innings, while striking out four batters. The loss evened Kuroda's mark at 7-7 in 17 starts this season and raised his ERA to 3.87.</p>
<p>The Japanese right-hander, who is 4-4 in eight road starts this season, did not factor into the outcome of a 1-0 win over St. Louis on June 8. Kuroda delivered seven shutout frames and six K's for the no-decision that day and is 0-0 with a 1.38 ERA in two career starts in this series.</p>
<p>The Dodgers swept a three-game set at home versus the Cardinals from June 7-9 after losing five of seven to the club last season.</p>
https://losangeles.sbnation.com/2010/7/17/2317992/dodgers-face-tall-order-trying-to-beat-wainwright-cardinalsEric Stephen