Dodgers 3-0 Cardinals (Oct 14, 2013) Final Score - ESPN
Game summary of the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. St. Louis Cardinals MLB game, final score 3-0, from October 14, 2013 on ESPN.
www.espn.comDirect answer: In 2013 NLCS Game 3, the Cardinals defeated the Dodgers 4-2 to take a 3-1 series lead, with Shane Robinson homering in the seventh to pad the lead.
Context and quick recap:
- Date and setting: The 2013 National League Championship Series between St. Louis and Los Angeles featured Game 3 at Busch Stadium, where the Cardinals built a comfortable lead and cruised to a 4-2 win to go up 3–1 in the series. This is the game where the Cardinals’ offense supported a solid pitching performance to seize control of the series.[1]
- Key moments: The Cardinals extended their lead with a seventh-inning home run by Shane Robinson off JP Howell, contributing to their eventual 4-2 victory. Carlos Beltrán delivered the final insurance run by driving in a run in that same sequence, sealing the late-inning advantage for St. Louis in that game.[1]
- Series impact: With Game 3 win, the Cardinals held a commanding 3–1 series lead, putting them on the cusp of clinching the pennant in Game 4 (which they eventually did at home in subsequent games).[9][1]
If you want, I can pull a concise box score or highlight reel links for Game 3 and provide a brief play-by-play recap. Citations: The game details cited above are drawn from archival summaries of the 2013 NLCS Game 3 reporting, including ESPN’s game recap and Wikipedia’s NLCS page.[9][1]