As it was, though, Lackey was in many ways more dominant than Harvey. While Harvey scattered six hits and a walk over eight innings, Lackey faced just one over the minimum. The only trouble for him was that the one scored. Lucas Duda's ability to poke a single past an unorthodox shift -- the Cardinals stationed three infielders on the dirt between first and second -- resulted in the only blemish of Lackey's night.
Lackey followed it with a double play, one of two he induced.