The Los Angeles Dodgers opened a big four-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals on a positive note Thursday night as they held on to earn a 9-7 victory at Busch Stadium.
There was plenty of offense to go around with the two teams combining for 28 hits; Los Angeles was responsible for 16 of them. They got the scoring started in the top of the first inning when Chris Taylor and Manny Machado both singled to put a pair of runners on base with one out.
After receiving a nice ovation from Cardinals fans, David Freese stepped to the plate for the Dodgers and had perhaps the best at-bat of the night, fouling off pitch after pitch.