Dodgers season ends in 9 0 loss to Cardinals in Game 6 of NLCS

Not in the wildest dreams or darkest nightmares. Clayton Kershaw almost melting. Their defense unable to make a play. Their hitting less than rumor.

There will be no 25th anniversary return to the World Series for the Dodgers not after they were embarrassed 9 0 by the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium to clinch the National League Championship Series.

The Cardinals did more little things made less mistakes were more clutch at the plate and out pitched the Dodgers. And whether you believe the Dodgers have the more talented roster it was clear by the time the series was over they were not the better team.

The Dodgers finished with two hits two errors three wild pitches a pair of wild throws from right fielder Yasiel Puig and numerous missed plays.

And for the second consecutive game the Dodgers could not come close to figuring out rookie right hander Michael Wacha. The 22 year old held them scoreless on just two hits in his seven innings.

All while Kershaw was experiencing his worst outing in years. It must have felt like an out of body experience for the left hander.

His demise began with an 11 pitch at bat to Matt Carpenter the second baseman fouling off eight pitches in the third before doubling into the right field corner.

The floodgates cracked and then burst open. Kershaw was clearly not in top form and the Cardinals capitalized without mercy.

They scored four times in the third Kershaw needing 48 pitches to get out of the inning. They scored five more times in a disastrous fifth inning and suspense had taken an early night off.

Matt Kemp Hanley Ramirez and Andre Ethier all could have been in top health and it wouldn t have mattered on this night.

Here is an inning by inning recap of Game 6 of the NLCS

Cardinals 9 Dodgers 0 (middle of ninth final)

Closer Trevor Rosenthal completed the mercy killing retiring the Dodgers in order to set off a party under the arch.

The Dodgers did not get a hit after the sixth. Their last 12 were retired in order. After seeing their ace go down they had no fight left.

Cardinals 9 Dodgers 0 (end of eighth)

They're in official countdown mode now. Carlos Marmol allowed one hit in his second inning but otherwise the Cardinals went down quickly. They do have places to be.

Three outs and the Dodgers can start planning for their season opener in Sydney.

Cardinals 9 Dodgers 0 (middle of eighth)

Carlos Martinez yet another of the Cardinals' cast of hard throwing youngsters took over to start the eight. And not to change things up he retired the Dodgers in order.

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