KJEL SPORTS THURSDAY OCTOBER 7, 2021

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL-

NATIONAL LEAGUE WILDCARD GAME:

L.A. DODGERS 3 CARDINALS 1

CHRIS TAYLOR DELIVERED A WALK-OFF TWO RUN HOMER OFF CARDINALS RELIEVER ALEX REYES AS HE PUNCHED THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS A TICKET TO THE NLDS. TAYOR BROKE A 1-1 TIE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE NINTH.

T.J. MCFARLAND WAS THE LOSING PITCHER. TOMMY EDMAN SCORED THE CARDINALS LONE RUN IN THE FIRST INNING ON A WILD PITCH. IT’S THE FIFTH WALKOFF HOMER IN A WINNER-TAKE-ALL POST SEASON GAME..
THE CARDS MANAGED JUST TWO SINGLES AFTER THE FIFTH INNING, GOING 0 FOR 11 WITH RUNNERS IN SCORING POSITION AND LEAVING AN EQUAL NUMBER ON BASE..MANAGER MIKE SHILDT ON HIS POST-GAME MESSAGE.

ADAM WAINWRIGHT PITCHED 5 AND ONE-THIRD INNINGS ALLOWING A SOLO HOMER TO THIRD BASEMAN JUSTIN TURNER ALLOWING FOUR HITS, TWO WALKS AND FIVE STRIKEOUTS.