Hanser Alberto hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers climbed out of a 6-0 hole to beat in a 7-6 the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 on Wednesday night.
Los Angeles charged back with seven runs over the final three innings.
St. Louis starter Adam Wainwright allowed four hits over 5 1/3 scoreless innings. He struck out five and walked four in a 114-pitch stint. Giovanny Gallegos (2-4) took the loss in relief.
INF Brendan Donovan missed his fifth successive start with a non-COVID-19 illness. He grounded out as a pinch-hitter in the ninth. … OF Tyler O’Neill is likely to return in the next few days. He has been out since June 20 with a knee strain and sore wrist. The Cardinals activated RHP Drew VerHagen from the 15-day injured list. LHP Matthew Liberatore was optioned to Triple-A Memphis.
Los 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 series Thursday, 5:20 with the pregame and the first pitch at 6:15 on KIRX.
The Twins beat the Brewers 4-2, St. Louis stays 2 games out in the NL Central.