Cardinals 6 Dodgers1 July 27 Recap

62-37, 8 games ahead in West
Randy Wolf has allowed three earned runs or less in six straight starts but took the loss. He pitched 6 innings while giving up 2, but didn't have the offense behind him. The bullpen fell apart though and gave up 4 runs. The Dodgers only RBI was from Furcal, on a sac fly. Every hitter in the Dodgers lineup had at least one hit. The Dodgers had at least one hit in every inning and 11 in all, but could muster only one run.

W:C. Carpenter (9-3)
L:R. Wolf (5-5)
SV:R. Franklin (23)

Game Notes(from ESPN):Wolf has not won consecutive starts all season. ... Juan Pierre is 2-for-16 as a pinch-hitter with no RBIs after grounding out to start the seventh. ... Paid attendance of 43,756 was the Cardinals' 15th sellout of the season. ... Carpenter hit two batters after plunking three total in his first 15 starts. ... Dodgers reliever Hong-Chih Kuo worked a perfect eighth against the top of the order after coming off the 60-day DL from an elbow injury. ... Furcal was 3-for-4 and is 12-for-30 during a seven-game hitting streak.
Kuo could be very valuable out of the back of the 'pen as the Dodgers need relief help.