on the St. Louis Cardinals is well within reach heading into the third game of a four-game series on Saturday at Busch Stadium.Three weeks after the Cardinals rolled to a three-game sweep in Los Angeles Nolan Ryan Jersey , the Dodgers are on the cusp of a third consecutive victory in St. Louis. A victory on Saturday won’t give the Dodgers a sweep, but it will give them the series with one more game in the matchup to play.After Clayton Kershaw pitched the Dodgers to a victory in the series opener on Thursday, Walker Buehler was even better with eight scoreless innings in a victory on Friday.Article continues below ...On Saturday, Rich Hill (8-5, 3.88 ERA) will be tasked with starting the Dodgers toward another victory over the Cardinals. More than his pitching of late, Hill has been known for getting huge amounts of run support.In three of Hill’s past four starts, the Dodgers scored at least nine runs. In two of those games, they scored 11 runs.Hill has not necessarily been sharp in his last four outings, posting a 4.50 ERA in 22 innings http://www.rangersfanproshop.com/authentic-rougned-odor-jersey , but it has been plenty good enough with a windfall of offensive support.Dodgers manager Dave Roberts does not care if a victory is powered by the offense or by the pitchers at this point in the proceedings. He’ll take a victory by any means possible.“Every game right now is so important,” Roberts said, according to the Los Angeles Times.Hill is 2-1 with a 4.66 ERA in seven career appearances, including six starts, against the Cardinals, but he has not faced them this season.As good as the Dodgers’ offense has been in recent Hill starts, though, it will be up against it facing Cardinals starter John Gant (7-5, 3.16).While Gant has been very good since moving permanently into the rotation on July 29 (2.83 ERA over 47 2/3 innings) Cole Hamels Jersey , he has been excellent since Aug. 8, going 4-1 with a 1.60 ERA over his last 39 1/3 innings. He did not face the Dodgers when the Cardinals were in Los Angeles.Gant is 0-0 with a 3.38 ERA in two career appearances against the Dodgers, and both were as a reliever in 2016.The Cardinals know that a victory over the Dodgers on Saturday will clinch the season series, an important tiebreaker if the teams finish with the same records as wild-card participants. But Cardinals manager Mike Shildt isn’t about to put more importance on a game against the Dodgers, when matchups with the Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs still await.“We respect our opponent, but our opponent is ourselves,” Shildt said, according to mlb.com. “We play our game and prepare to play our game. We execute http://www.rangersfanproshop.com/authentic-russell-wilson-jersey , and that’s how that works.”As good as it was for the Dodgers to see Kershaw and Buehler pitch well in the series, the most uplifting performance might have been from closer Kenley Jansen in the ninth inning Friday. The right-hander gave up two runs in Thursday’s victory, but with the game on the line a day later, he shut down the Cardinals and completed a 3-0 shutout for his 35th save.Jansen has been inconsistent since returning from the disabled list because of an irregular heartbeat. Since Aug. 20, he has a 6.55 ERA in his last 11 outings and was not with the team at Colorado last weekend. BOSTON (AP) The Boston Red Sox put ace Chris Sale on the disabled list Tuesday with left shoulder inflammation, meaning he will miss his scheduled start this week against the New York Yankees.Sale said the soreness is in the same spot as usual after a start, but he wasn’t recovering as quickly. Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said there were no plans for an MRI.”It’s more of a short-term type thing,” Dombrowski said. ”But because it’s Chris, it becomes much more of a focus Martin Perez Jersey , understandably so. ”Sale had been scheduled to start the opener of a four-game series against the Yankees on Thursday night, and lefty Brian Johnson will make the start instead. Boston led New York by a season-high six games in the AL East heading into Tuesday night’s games.The move was retroactive to Saturday, meaning Sale could start again on Aug. 7, when Boston plays the Toronto Blue Jays.”If we were in a different position and they needed me to make this next start, I would be out there pitching,” Sale said before the Red Sox played the Phillies at Fenway Park. ”I would make that start in two days.”Sale is leading the majors in strikeouts and tops the AL with a 2.04 ERA. The lefty is 5-0 in his last six starts and hasn’t given up a run in his last three outings.”When he said something today, we thought it was better that he not pitch rather than taking a chance with that,” Dombrowski said. ”We’re hoping it can be knocked out quickly. But any time you have Chris Sale, you’d rather not have him miss a start.”Right-hander Brandon Workman was recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket to take Sale’s place on the roster.The announcement cast a shadow on a day that Ian Kinsler made his Red Sox debut Jurickson Profar Jersey , less than 24 hours after he was acquired from the Los Angeles Angels. Kinsler was in the lineup against the Phillies, batting sixth and playing second base.”They have a great thing going,” Kinsler said in the clubhouse before the game. ”You’re trying to fit in.”