The Cardinals and Dodgers appeared headed for extra innings, but Dexter Fowler had other plans.
Fowler broke a 1-1 tie with two outs in the bottom of the eighth, sending the Cardinals home back at the .500 mark with a 2-1 victory. The blast was Fowler’s seventh of the season and was crushed an estimated 429 feet.
The game wasn’t billed as a pitcher’s duel, but that’s what fans ended up getting. Carlos Martinez and Hyun-Jin Ryu went toe-to-toe, each giving up just one run in their outings, though Martinez went eight innings compared to Ryu’s six.