Overview

• St. Louis played a clip of Adams’s 2014 NLDS homer on repeat before lineups, drawing Kershaw’s criticism
• Kershaw recorded his best outing of the year with five innings, one run allowed, six hits and seven strikeouts
• Los Angeles improved to 39–27 in the NL West with the 7–3 victory over the Cardinals
• St. Louis sits second in the NL Central at 36–29 behind a rotation led by Sonny Gray, Miles Mikolas and Erick Fedde, each with sub-4.00 ERAs
• The win marked Kershaw’s first decision of the season and underscored his resilience against a resurgent Cardinals club