Dodgers erase late 6-run deficit, rally past Cardinals 7-6 July 14 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink ST. LOUIS (AP) Hanser Alberto hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers climbed out of a huge hole in a 7-6 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night.Los Angeles, which has won eight of nine, charged back from a 6- Phil Rizzuto Jersey 0 deficit with seven runs over the final three innings. The late rally took unbeaten All-Star Tony Gonsolin off the hook for his first lo s of the season after an ineffective start.Mookie Betts had an RBI double in the eighth and Trea Turner's two-run single cut it to 6-5. Max Muncy tied it in the ninth with a sacrifice fly.Will Smith started the comeback with a two-run homer in the seventh. Freddie Freeman went 3 for 3 for the Dodgers and has 12 hits in his last 14 at-bats.Nolan Arenado hit a two-run homer and Paul Goldschmidt had a two-run single DJ LeMahieu Jersey early for St. Louis, which had won three straight.Alberto, who entered in the eighth, singled to left field off reliever Giovanny Gallegos (2-4).Craig Kimbrel (3-4) got the win with a scorele s inning of relief. Evan Phillips earned his second major league save and first this season.The Cardinals got to Gonsolin quickly.The right-hander, who carried an 11-0 record and a major league-best 1.62 ERA into the game, gave up five earned runs and seven hits over five innings. He had not allowed more than two earned runs in any of his previous 16 starts this season.Arenado capped a four-run uprising in the third with his 18th homer. Goldschmidt, the previous hitter, broke a scorele s tie with his two-run single.St. Louis starter Adam Wainwright allowed four hits over 5 1/3 scorele s innings. He struck out five and walked four in a 114-pitch stint. The 40-year-old right, the fourth-oldest player in the majors, has worked five innings or more in 16 of 18 starts this season. He left with a 5-0 lead.Lars Nootbaar and Andrew Knizner had run-scoring hits for St. Louis.THE MACHINE ROLLS ONSt. Louis DH/1B Albert Pujols will appear in his fifth All-Star Home Run Derby next Monday in Los Angeles. At age 42, the slugger will become the oldest participant, surpa sing Barry Bonds and Rafael Palmeiro, who both competed in 2004 at age 39.TRAINERS ROOMCardinals: INF Brendan Donovan mi sed his fifth succe sive start with a non-COVID-19 illne s. He grounded out as a pinch-hitter in the ninth. ... OF Tyler ONeill is likely to return in the next few days. He has been out since June 20 with a knee strain and sore wrist.UP AND DOWNThe Cardinals activated Blank Jersey RHP Drew VerHagen from the 15-day injured list. LHP Matthew Liberatore was optioned to Triple-A Memphis. Liberatore allowed three runs and four hits over 2 1/3 innings of a 7-6 win over the Luis Severino Jersey Dodgers on Tuesday.UP NEXTLos Angeles LHP Tyler Anderson (9-1, 3.15 ERA) will face RHP Dakota Hudson (6-5, 4.00) in the finale of the three-game set Thursday. Anderson, who has already set a career high for wins, is 0-2 with a 7.90 ERA against St. Louis. Hudson to sed six scorele s innings in a 1-0 lo s to Philadelphia on Saturday.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic National League Major League Baseball Los Angeles Dodgers Will Smith Albert Pujols Andrew Knizner Dakota Hudson Mookie Betts Max Muncy Lars Nootbaar Giovanny Gallegos Tony Gonsolin Adam Wainwright Paul Goldschmidt Nolan Arenado Evan Phillips Los Angeles Dodgers St. Louis Cardinals share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 52 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 55 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS J.A. Happ Jersey Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS