Between jumping out ahead early and responding with 13 unanswered runs after the St. Louis Cardinals took a lead, there was plenty of reason for the Los Angeles Dodgers to be optimistic. They leapfrogged the Cardinals for the second National League Wild Card spot and momentarily are tied with the Colorado Rockies in the NL West.
However, between Yasiel Puig clubbing three home runs, a career first for him, there was a bit of an injury scare with Justin Turner. He was plunked by John Gant on the left wrist/forearm area when squaring around to bunt in the third inning.