The Los Angeles Dodgers spent the better part of eight innings on Thursday searching for any semblance of offense at Busch Stadium. Adam Wainwright scattered two hits over six shutout innings, and his home run was the reason the St. Louis Cardinals held a 2-0 lead after the second.
The much-maligned St. Louis bullpen completed three scoreless innings of work, allowing just one hit. They seemingly received a hand from home-plate umpire Marty Foster in the ninth inning. He rung up Adrian Gonzalez on a full-count pitch that clearly appeared to be outside the strike zone.
Gonzalez expressed his disagreement with the call before making his way to the dugout.