Taylor hits walk-off HR, Dodgers deck Cards 3-1 in WC game

By BETH HARRIS
AP Sports Writer

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Taylor hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers over the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 in a scintillating NL wild-card game. The 106-win Dodgers advanced to a best-of-five Division Series against the rival Giants. Game 1 is Friday night in San Francisco. The sellout crowd of 53,193 hung on every pitch as the tension of a tie game built from the fourth inning on. Cody Bellinger drew a two-out walk from T.J. McFarland in the ninth. Alex Reyes came in to face Taylor, and Bellinger stole second. Taylor then sent a 2-1 pitch into the left-field pavilion, triggering an explosion of cheers from the sellout crowd.