LOS ANGELES — Quality pitching will determine the outcome of the three-game series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers.
That was Cardinals manager Mike Matheny’s assessment before the Dodgers captured the opener 2-1 in 13 innings Tuesday night.
Cardinals right-hander Mike Leake (4-2, 2.03 ERA) will oppose Dodgers lefty Rich Hill (1-1, 2.77) in the second game of the series Wednesday.
Leake and Hill will be hard-pressed to top the Tuesday gem between St. Louis’ Lance Lynn and Los Angeles’ Clayton Kershaw, who both struck out 10 and allowed a run apiece. Lynn lasted eight innings, Kershaw nine.