Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez pitched seven shutout innings in Sunday afternoon's 3-1 win over the Dodgers.
Martinez threw eight strikeouts and three walks while surrendering just one hit. It's the third game in a row where Martinez didn't allow an earned run. He has an ERA of 3.13 for the season, which hascome down quite a bit considering it was at 4.89 on May 9.
"Maybe one of his best (starts) yet," St. Louis manager Mike Matheny said to FOXSports.com. "Just from his first pitch and his last one he turned it up a notch. He was just very consistent with everything he had, had great movement, had great poise."
Martinez's next start is projected for Friday when the Cardinals and Dodgers play each other again.