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Archive for October 9th, 2009
Short turnaround awaits NLDS foes
The Cardinals, who lost Game 1 in the National League Division Series, won’t have much time to recover — the second game will start about 15 hours after the first one ends.
Cards, Dodgers break left-on-base mark
After just six innings, the Dodgers and Cardinals had already broken the record for most men left on base in a Division Series game. They finished with a postseason-record 30 combined stranded runners.
Dodgers’ ‘pen a big factor going forward
So much for all that talk about how starting pitching reigns in the best-of-five National League Division Series. The Dodgers would beg to differ, especially after their bullpen did a masterful job against the Cardinals on Wednesday.
Cardinals stars frustrated by Dodgers
Carpenter started slow and never got right, and Pujols was simply taken out of the game’s biggest moments as the Cardinals lost to the Dodgers, 5-3, at Dodger Stadium in the opener of their National League Division Series.
Dodgers’ win puts heat on Wainwright
After the Dodgers conquered Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter in Game 1 of the NLDS, the pressure is on Adam Wainwright to draw his club even, or St. Louis must face the harsh reality of an 0-2 deficit.
Wainwright has experience on his side
It was here at Dodger Stadium two and a half years ago that Adam Wainwright’s rocky transition from big league reliever to starter reached a crossroads.
Cardinals Short Hops: Game 1
Chris Carpenter picked a bad time for one of his worst starts of the season, and the Cardinals’ offense stranded way too many runners.
Chess Match: Torre employs quick hook
Dodgers manager Joe Torre had a tough decision to make in the fourth inning of Game 1 of the NLDS, and pulling starter Randy Wolf from the game worked out quite well.
