Tyler Anderson pitched six shutout innings, Gavin Lux hit a two-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0 on Thursday night.
Anderson (10-1) scattered three hits, struck out four and walked two while needing just 88 pitches to get through six innings.
Dakota Hudson (6-6) gave up four runs in 6 2/3 innings. He struck out three, walked one and hit three batters.
The Cardinals activated OF Tyler O’Neill, who had missed 23 games due to a left hamstring strain and a right hand injury, and optioned OF Lars Nootbaar to Triple-A Memphis. O’Neill batted sixth and went 0 for 4. INF Brendan Donovan (illness) returned to the lineup and batted eighth, going 0 for 2 with a walk, after being held out of the starting lineup the past five games.
RHP Andre Pallante (2-4, 3.18 ERA) starts the first of a three-game series against Cincinnati, who counters with RHP Hunter Greene (3-1, 5.70 ERA), on Friday night, 6:20 with the pregame and the first pitch at 7:15.
The Brewers beat the Giants 3-2 to take a 3 game lead over St. Louis.