The pesky Cardinals entered Wednesday night with far less pressure as a team known for speed, defense, contact, and all the things everyone worries slid out of baseball fashion for good. They scored first when second baseman Tommy Edman flipped a Scherzer breaking ball into right field for a leadoff single, stole second, advanced on a deep flyball, then scored when Scherzer bounced a slider in front of catcher Will Smith, who couldn’t block it. Edman scampered home, and the Dodgers trailed immediately. The pressure was on.