Cardinals split first two games of series against Dodgers

On Saturday, Maness picked up his first career loss when the Dodgers won 5-3 over the Cardinals.
May 24, 2013; Los Angeles, CA, USA; St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Allen Craig (21) tosses to relief pitcher Seth Maness (61) on first to complete an out in the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Image Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
Molina hit an RBI double in the first inning that scored Matt Carpenter.

In the sixth inning, Freese doubled on a fly ball to center field. Craig would score and Molina advanced to third. Two batters later, Pete Kozma singled on a grounder to third and drove in Molina.

John Gast left the game in the second inning with shoulder tightness. He now joins many St. Louis Cardinal pitchers on the DL.

Joe Kelly relieved Gast for 3 innings and struck out 6 but allowed 5 hits, 2 runs, and 1 walk.

Carlos Martinez, Maness, Choate, and Boggs pitched in relief. Maness and Boggs allowed 1 run each to score.