NLCS Game 5 GameThread: St. Louis Cardinals At Los Angeles Dodgers

The St. Louis Cardinals' 4-2 win last night in LA gave them a commanding 3-1 lead in their seven game NLCS with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who throw Zack Greinke at the Cards as they try to stay alive. Joe Kelly starts for the Cardinals this afternoon...

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Oct 16, 2013, 3:41pm EDT

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St. Louis Cardinals
@ Los Angeles Dodgers

Wednesday, Oct 16, 2013, 4:07 PM EDT
Dodger Stadium

Joe Kelly vs Zack Greinke

Sunny. Winds blowing out to left field at 1-5 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 85.

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Zack Greinke

#21 / Pitcher / Los Angeles Dodgers

Height: 6-2

Weight: 195

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Oct 21, 1983

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2013 - Zack Greinke	15-4	29	28	1	1	0	0	177.2	152	54	52	13	46	148	2.63	1.11

Joe Kelly

#58 / Pitcher / St. Louis Cardinals

Height: 6-1

Weight: 175

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Jun 09, 1988

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2013 - Joe Kelly	10-5	40	15	0	0	0	1	124.0	124	42	37	10	44	79	2.69	1.35

• NLCS Game 5 - The Los Angeles Dodgers are on the brink of elimination. The St. Louis Cardinals' 4-2 win last night in Dodger Stadium gave them a commanding 3-1 lead in the NLCS. The Cards can win the National League with another win this afternoon in LA. Cards' righty Joe Kelly, 25, makes his third start of the postseason and his second in five days against Los Angeles.

Asked how he adjusts to a team that's seen him so recently, Kelly told reporters yesterday he couldn't really change much. "It's just going to be all about making pitches," the Cards' starter explained. "I'm not going to go out there and try to be a different kind of pitcher that I'm not. When you make good pitches, ultimately you'll be more successful than not."

Zack Greinke took the loss the last time he faced off with Kelly. He told reporters yesterday it's all about adjustments. "If you do good," Greinke said, "it's going to be‑‑ they're going to make an adjustment, and you've got to be faster than them at it." Can Greinke and the Dodgers avoid elimination? Game time 4:00 pm EDT.