St. Louis, MO (SportsNetwork.com) - Matt Adams' three-run homer in the seventh inning propelled St. Louis to a series-clinching win, as the Cardinals downed the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 in Game 4 of the National League Division Series on Tuesday.
The Cardinals are back in the National League Championship Series for a fourth straight year and await the winner of the Washington-San Francisco series.
Shelby Miller went 5 2/3 innings in the start for St. Louis and allowed two runs on five hits with three walks and four strikeouts. Marco Gonzales (2-0) pitched a scoreless seventh to pick up the victory.
Clayton Kershaw (0-2), who was victimized for eight runs in the series opener on Friday, was charged with three runs on four hits with a pair of walks and nine strikeouts in six-plus innings.
The Dodgers were eliminated for a second straight postseason by the Cardinals, who downed Los Angeles in six games in last year's NLCS.
