LOS ANGELES • A crafty lefty who the Cardinals have not seen since before Barack Obama was elected President would usually be a recipe for trouble.
But not when the crafty lefty starts handing out gifts.
Rich Hill walked four batters in the second inning, and the bottom third of the Cardinals' order once against provided a significant jolt to the offense. Jedd Gyorko opened the inning with a walk -- and he was the runner in scoring position instead of being the cleanup hitter up with a runner in scoring position. Aledmys Diaz followed with a walk.