LOS ANGELES—Even though the Los Angeles Dodgers lead the National League in home runs, they are starting to show signs of winning when the ball doesn’t leave the park.
After getting a 1-0 win Saturday, the Dodgers relied on small ball again in their 6-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday.
“It felt like we manufactured all our runs today. We were able to move them over and drive them in,” first baseman Freddie Freeman said. “It was nice. You can’t always win games by hitting home runs.”
Noah Syndergaard got his first win in a Dodgers uniform while the lineup got some timely hits and took advantage of mistakes by St. Louis pitchers, including eight walks….