Holliday’s ninth-inning error today at Dodger Stadium paved the way for a stunning two-run rally that gave the Dodgers a 3-2 victory over St. Louis and a commanding two-games-to-none lead in the best-of-five National League division series.
With two out, the bases empty and the Cardinals clinging to a one-run lead, closer Ryan Franklin got James Loney to hit a sinking liner into left field, almost directly toward Holliday, who couldn’t make the catch when the ball struck him in the groin as he rushed forward and made a last-second adjustment with his glove.
Loney reached second base and Dodgers Manager Joe Torre inserted Juan Pierre as a pinch-runner. Casey Blake walked on a full count, bringing up Ronnie Belliard.
Belliard hit Franklin’s first pitch up the middle for a run-scoring single to tie the score. Franklin walked Russell Martin on four pitches to load the bases before pinch-hitter Mark Loretta hit Franklin’s second offering to shallow left-center field to drive in Blake with the winning run and prompt the Dodgers to pour out of their dugout in celebration.
The Dodgers can sweep the series by winning Game 3 on Saturday at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
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