Pitcher Michael Grove got his first win, the Dodgers their 106th as they handed St. Louis’ Adam Wainwright his shortest outing of the season.
LOS ANGELES ― On Friday night, the Dodgers staged a special ceremony for two retiring St. Louis Cardinals stars. Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina received matching bags of golf clubs.The Dodgers knocked out the 41-year-old right-hander after scoring four runs in the first three innings en route to a 4-1 victory Sunday. Their nickels-and-dimes approach worked for an afternoon on which fly balls went to die before an announced crowd of 48,695 at Dodger Stadium.
The tone was set when the game’s first batter, Brendan Donovan, hit a ball above the short wall in left field, and Dodgers left fielder Joey Gallo reached up to steal a souvenir from fans in the front row. Five other balls went as far as the warning track. Only one resulted in a hit. That was a boon for Dodgers pitcher Michael Grove. The rookie right-hander was credited with his first career win in his fifth major league start. He allowed only three hits and one run across five innings. Grove walked one batter and struck out three.
Freddie Freeman, who returned to the lineup after a brief illness, drove in Trea Turner with a double to give the Dodgers their first run. Gallo followed with a bases-loaded walk later in the first inning.
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