6 crucial moments from Friday's Dodgers-Cardinals NLCS Game 2

After a tight Game 1 matchup went 13 innings on Friday, L.A. and St.L. were back at it on Sunday for Game 2. With Clayton Kershaw and Michael Wacha facing off, another well-pitched game was expected, and that's exactly what ended up happening as the Cardinals won 1-0. GIF time:

In the bottom of the first, Matt Carpenter put the Cards in business with a triple:

But in truth, neither team was destined to hit much in this one. St. Louis certainly wasn't with Clayton Kershaw dealing like this:

Or the Dodgers' D turning nice plays like this:

Cardinals starter Michael Wacha was on his game as well, dropping filthy hooks like this all day:

In the bottom of the fifth, the Redbirds got the first run of the game. Jon Jay's sacrifice fly scored David Freese, and Freese's reaction made it clear how important that run was:

Because neither team would score for the rest of it. Trevor Rosenthal came in to save St. Louis' 1-0 victory, and promptly struck out Yasiel Puig, Juan Uribe and Andre Ethier in order: