The Dodgers took their second straight loss to the Cardinals in 0-10 loss on Tuesday.
Chad Billingsley started off well, shutting out the Cards for the first five frames. He ran into trouble in the sixth, though, being tagged for all six runs that inning. He allowed just one hit through the first five innings, and then issued four walks (two intentional) and three hits in the sixth to allow six runs to score. Claudio Vargas came on and allowed one run to score before closing out the inning. Leach also gave up a two-run homerun in the eighth to cap off the Cardinals offensive run.
Adam Wainwright allowed eight hits through his eight innings of work, but allowed no runs in the shutout. The Dodgers stranded nine runners, and the heart of the order, 3-4-5 hitters, went 1 for 11 with two K’s.
Clayton Kershaw will take the mound on Wednesday in hopes of avoiding the Dodgers’ way to a sweep. Kershaw hasn’t seen a loss since June 10th. He will face Joel Pineiro, who is 9-9 with a 2.95 ERA and is 4-4 at Busch Stadium.
