Hyun-jin Ryu
Hanley Ramírez sat out game two after getting hit by a pitch in the first game and was diagnosed with a fractured rib. However, he was back in the lineup for Game three at Dodger Stadium and had two hits and an RBI. Yasiel Puig snapped an 0 for 11 streak with an RBI triple and Hyun-jin Ryu pitched seven shutout innings as the Dodgers picked up their first victory of the series with a 3–0 victory. Ricky Nolasco got his first post-season start the next day and he allowed three runs in the third, on an RBI double by Matt Carpenter and a booming 2-run home run by Matt Holliday. Ramírez tried to play through the pain again, but struck out three times and was in noticeable pain when he was taken out in the seventh inning. The Dodgers offense again struggled to score runs and they lost 4–2 to fall to the brink of elimination. Greinke responded with seven strong innings in Game Five and the Dodgers offense came alive. The team hit four home runs, including two by Adrián González and held on to win 6–4, sending the series back to St. Louis. The four homers tied a Dodger post-season record that had previously been accomplished in Game 2 of the 1977 World Series and Game 1 of the 1978 NLCS.