After that, Greinke was stellar.
He retired 13 consecutive batters and Los Angeles went on to a 6-4 victory Wednesday that trimmed the Cardinals’ lead to 3-2 in the best-of-seven NL championship series.
The Dodgers earned themselves a trip back to St. Louis for Game 6 on Friday night, with ace Clayton Kershaw scheduled to start for them against rookie Michael Wacha.
When those two squared off in Game 2, the Cardinals won 1-0 on an unearned run.
The Dodgers got a scare in the ninth, when St. Louis scored twice off closer Kenley Jansen before he struck out pinch-hitter Adron Chambers with two on to end it.
The Dodgers needed five games to hit a home run in the series. Once Adrian Gonzalez powered up for the first one, their dormant offense broke loose.
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