Friday, September 14th, 2012 9:10PM CST
The Los Angeles Dodgers earned an 8-5 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night, a result that helped tighten the race for the National League wild card spot. A pivotal moment in the game came in the sixth inning when Luis Cruz connected for a three-run home run on the first pitch he faced from St. Louis reliever Edwin Mujica.
Date: Friday, September 14th, 2012
Time: 9:10PM CST
Stadium: Dodger Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 40,167
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LAD |
0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
STL |
0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

Doubles: A Gonzalez 2 (7, J Kelly, M Rzepczynski)
Home Runs: A Ethier (18, 3rd inning off J Kelly 1 on, 2 Out); L Cruz (5, 6th inning off E Mujica 2 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: L Cruz 4 (34), A Ethier 2 (82), A Gonzalez 2 (15)
2-out Runs Batted In: A Ethier 2, L Cruz 3, A Gonzalez 2
Ground Into Double Play: L Cruz
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-7 (H Ramirez 0-2, L Cruz 1-2, M Kemp 0-1, A Ethier 0-1, A Gonzalez 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: H Ramirez 1

Hit By Pitch: H Ramirez (By T Rosenthal)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: C Capuano 11-20; M Guerrier 2-2; S Tolleson 4-4; R Choate 0-2; J Wright 2-3; B League 3-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: C Capuano 15-5-14-18; M Guerrier 2-0-0-2; S Tolleson 4-2-7-3; R Choate 2-1-2-2; J Wright 2-2-2-2; B League 3-0-1-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Capuano 8-3; M Guerrier 2-0; S Tolleson 3-1; R Choate 2-0; J Wright 2-0; B League 2-1
Game Scores: C Capuano 35

Double Plays: 2 (N Punto-H Ramirez-A Gonzalez 2)

Picked Off: N Punto (1st base by Y Molina)

Doubles: C Beltran (25, C Capuano)
Home Runs: Y Molina (19, 2nd inning off C Capuano 0 on, 1 Out); M Carpenter (6, 2nd inning off C Capuano 0 on, 2 Out); M Holliday (27, 3rd inning off C Capuano 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Y Molina (66), M Carpenter (44), M Holliday 2 (96), S Schumaker (28)
2-out Runs Batted In: M Carpenter, M Holliday 2
Ground Into Double Play: D Freese; A Craig
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-4 (M Holliday 0-1, A Craig 0-1, D Freese 0-1, S Schumaker 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Craig 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Kelly 12-19; T Rosenthal 2-4; E Mujica 2-3; S Freeman 1-3; V Marte 0-1; M Rzepczynski 1-2; F Salas 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Kelly 10-3-11-15; T Rosenthal 1-0-3-2; E Mujica 0-2-2-3; S Freeman 2-2-0-1; V Marte 0-3-0-0; M Rzepczynski 0-2-1-1; F Salas 1-0-3-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Kelly 9-3; T Rosenthal 0-2; E Mujica 1-0; S Freeman 0-0; V Marte 0-0; M Rzepczynski 0-0; F Salas 1-2
Game Scores: J Kelly 47

Double Plays: 1 (D Freese-M Carpenter-A Craig)
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