For a second time in as many starts, Kenta Maeda allowed three runs in the first inning before the Los Angeles Dodgers ambushed Michael Wacha and the St. Louis Cardinals to come away with a win. Maeda and Wacha both endured a bit of bad luck in their respective outings.
With Dexter Fowler on base after leading off the bottom of the first with a single, Dodgers appeared to have a strike ’em out throw ’em out. However, a pitch in the strike zone was called for ball four, putting two on with nobody out.
Soft singles by Matt Carpenter and Yadier Molina, coupled with a Chris Taylor throwing error, led to the Cardinals taking a 3-0 lead.