Gavin Lux hit two home runs for the Dodgers,
but Taylor's sixth-inning duel against Cardinals left-hander
Genesis Cabrera in a tie game made the difference. The Dodgers
ended a three-game losing streak that came after they won nine
of 10.
Los Angeles right-hander Trevor Bauer (6-3) gave up four runs
(three earned) on five hits over 6 2/3 innings with one walk and
five strikeouts.
Justin Williams and Dylan Carlson each hit home runs in the
sixth inning as St. Louis took a short-lived lead. Tyler O'Neill
also went deep for the Cardinals.
St. Louis right-hander Jack Flaherty, a Los Angeles-area native
who went to nearby Harvard-Westlake High School, gave up two
runs on two hits over five innings with a walk and nine
strikeouts. He left the game early with tightness in his left
side.
Flaherty now has a 1.50 ERA and 29 strikeouts in three career
starts at Dodger Stadium.
The Dodgers took a 2-0 lead in the second inning when Lux and
Taylor hit home runs. Lux hit his fourth while Taylor hit his
seventh. Taylor doubled in the eighth for his third extra-base
hit.
The Cardinals jumped in front 3-2 in the sixth with Williams'
fourth homer of the season and Carlson's fifth, a two-run shot.
The Dodgers loaded the bases with one out in the sixth inning
before Will Smith walked to bring home the tying run. Lux struck
out looking before Taylor's marathon at-bat against Cabrera.
Taylor stayed alive with nine foul balls before clearing the
bases with a double to right-center. Right-hander Ryan Helsley
(3-3) recorded just one out and took the loss.
O'Neill's home run in the seventh, his 12th, cut the Cardinals'
deficit to 6-4.
Lux added his fifth of the season in the eighth inning, the
second multi-homer game of his young career. Matt Beaty (single)
and Mookie Betts (double) drove in runs for a 9-4 advantage.
The Cardinals lost their second consecutive game after a
four-game winning streak and are 4-4 on their 10-game road trip.
--Field Level Media
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