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09/04 00:24 CDT Teoscar Hernndez delivers a dramatic 9th-inning walk-off
double as Dodgers top Cardinals
Teoscar Hernndez delivers a dramatic 9th-inning walk-off double as Dodgers top
Cardinals
By BETH HARRIS
AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) --- Teoscar Hernndez hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the
ninth inning off Riley O'Brien, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers over the St.
Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Thursday night to avoid a sweep.
With one out, Tommy Edman singled to left and stole second and Mookie Betts
walked, setting up Hernndez who sent a 3-2 pitch into center for the Dodgers'
eighth walk-off win of the season.
O'Brien (3-7) blew his sixth save of the season.
The Dodgers were hitless with eight other runners in scoring position before
Hernndez's hit. He and Edman, who went 4 for 5 batting leadoff in Shohei
Ohtani's place, were the only players with hits.
Ohtani got the night off to rest neck, biceps and knee issues.
Cardinals reliever George Soriano loaded the bases with a leadoff walk to
Hernndez and consecutive two-out walks to pinch-hitter Max Muncy and Kyle
Tucker in the eighth before pinch-hitter Dalton Rushing went down swinging.
St. Louis led 2-0 on RBI singles from Joshua Bez in the first and Ramn Uras
in the third off Dodgers starter Tarik Skubal.
Cardinals starter Quinn Mathews allowed four hits, struck out four and walked
four.
Skubal gave up two runs and tied his career high with 10 hits while striking
out six.
Up next
Cardinals: RHP Kyle Leahy (10-4, 3.13 ERA) starts Friday's series opener at
Colorado against RHP Ryan Feltner (5-9, 5.84).
Dodgers: LHP Blake Snell (2-1, 2.42) starts Friday's series opener against
Washington LHP Jackson Kent (1-2, 5.59).
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