the game. Matt Kemp hit a homer in the bottom of the inning off of Pat Neshek to put the Dodgers back ahead and Kenley Jansen shut the door in the ninth to even up the series. Game 3 Hyun-jin Ryu made the start for the Dodgers at Busch Stadium in Game 3, his first appearance since leaving a game against the Giants with an injury on September 12. He pitched well, allowing only one run (on another Matt Carpenter home run in the third) and four hits in six innings. However, the Dodgers were also only able to push across one run against Cardinals starter John Lackey when Yasiel Puig tripled to lead off the sixth and scored on Hanley Ramirez's two out double to tie the game. For the third straight game, the Dodgers bullpen faltered. This time it was Scott Elbert who allowed a two-run homer to Kolten Wong in the seventh, the difference maker in the 3–1 Cardinals win. Game 4 In Game Four, Clayton Kershaw started on three-days rest and pitched a one-hit shutout through the first six innings. The Dodgers struck first in the sixth off of Shelby Miller after back-to-back leadoff singles was followed by a Matt Kemp ground-ball double-play. After a hit-by-pitch and walk, Seth Maness relieved Miller and allowed an RBI single to Juan Uribe to put the Dodgers up 2–0, but in a repeat of the first game, it fell apart for the Dodgers in the seventh. Matt Holliday and Jhonny Peralta each hit infield singles to lead off the inning. Matt Adams hit a three-run homer that was the decisive blow, the first time a left-handed hitter had ever hit one of Kershaw's curve balls for a home run. The Dodgers attempted to rally in the ninth inning with runners on first and second but Carl Crawford grounded into a fielders' choice to end the game. The Cardinals won 3–2 and eliminated the Dodgers in the post-season for the second straight year. Composite line score 2014 NLDS (3–1): St. Louis Cardinals over Los Angeles Dodgers References External links 2014 MLB postseason schedule at ESPN National League Division Series 2014 Los Angeles Dodgers postseason St. Louis Cardinals postseason San Francisco Giants postseason Washington Nationals postseason National League Division Series National League Division Series National League Division Series National League Division Series National League Division Series 2010s in St. Louis National