Cards tripped up by 4 errors in LA

LOS ANGELES — Ross Stripling got his first career victory on Friday night at Dodger Stadium, and it couldn’t have come against a more familiar opponent, as the Dodgers rookie outlasted former Texas A&M roommate Michael Wacha in an 8-4 win over the Cardinals.

While Stripling didn’t have his strongest showing, allowing four runs in five-plus innings, it was all he needed for the win as the Dodgers took advantage of four Cardinals errors to score at least one run in the second through sixth innings. Both Yasiel Puig and Howie Kendrick had multi-hit games as every member of the starting lineup reached base at least once.

“In general, we’ve been swinging the bats better, getting better at-bats,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “To get rewarded, put some hits together, put some runs on the board, give us a little breathing room, it was certainly good to see.”

It was a defensive struggle all night for St. Louis, as only three of the Dodgers’ runs were earned. That didn’t help Wacha on a night when he was already struggling. The right-hander allowed six runs (two earned) on eight hits in four innings with two strikeouts and three walks.

MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDBragging rights to Stripling: Stripling said Thursday that his trash talk with Wacha centered mostly on who would get a hit off the other. As the Dodgers rallied for three runs in the second inning, it was point Stripling as he knocked a line drive to right field for a two-out single, his first …

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