Busch Stadium – St. Louis Cardinals
The Cardinals may have had several chances to score runs in Game 1 and were only an out away from a win in Game 2, but after a three-game sweep at the hands of the Dodgers on Saturday, the fact of the matter is simple: the better team probably won.
A 5-1 defeat to the Dodgers in Game 3 of their National League Division Series cemented the Cards’ postseason fate, a first-round sweep at the hands of Los Angeles.
The Dodgers scored all five runs with two outs, and the Cardinals struggled yet again with runners in scoring position as their season ended.
It’s every Little Leaguer’s dream — playing in October for the team whose cap you wore as a boy — and Cardinals reliever Kyle McClellan gets to live it.
ST. LOUIS-Albert Pujols and the St. Louis Cardinals got a boost from a couple of solid midseason acquisitions and wrapped up the NL Central with a week left in the regular season.
–RHP Adam Wainwright, but for his team’s ninth-inning breakdown, would have scored his 13th road win out of 14 decisions
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