Edmonds' Homer Puts Cards Closer to Series
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Albert Pujols is the star and Scott Rolen the favorite son for the St. Louis Cardinals. For one game at least, Jim Edmonds is the hero.
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If the Mets and Padres meet in the playoffs, it might be hard to match the back-and-forth excitement of this week's series. Both teams could probably expect much more from their star closers, though. Adrian Gonzalez homered in the 10th inning and San Diego edged New York 9-8 on Thursday night at Shea Stadium in a wild game that included blown saves by Billy Wagner and Trevor Hoffman.
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Russell Branyan tripled in two runs and Chris Young pitched 6 2/3 shutout innings as the San Diego Padres beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 in National League Division Series play on Saturday in St. Louis.
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The St. Louis Cardinals have powered their way to the best record in baseball, and their manager has a stern warning for the rest of the majors. "Our best baseball is ahead of us," Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said. "I really believe that." Albert Pujols and Jim Edmonds homered in the first, Jeff Suppan (14-6) won his fifth straight start, and the Cardinals completed a three-game sweep of the San Diego Padres with a 7-2 victory Thursday night.
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ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals made two-out magic the neatest trick of their National League Championship Series opener Wednesday.
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Pujols hit his sixth homer of the playoffs, while Edmonds hit his third and second of the LCS...Sanders also had three hits...St. Louis&#39; two runs in the first inning snapped a scoreless streak of 14 frames
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Scott Rolen became the third St. Louis player to hit 30 homers this season and Chris Carpenter set a career best with his 13th win, leading the Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-3, last night to complete a day-night doubleheader sweep in St. Louis.
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St. Louis - Jim Edmonds reacted with conclusiveness. On contact, he punched both fists in the air. Then he ran around the bases and into the waiting arms of a relieved city.
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Instead of trying to avoid a first-round playoff sweep, the St. Louis Cardinals are trying to complete one. After finishing the regular season in a tailspin, the Cardinals took a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series against the San Diego Padres. The series resumes Saturday with the first postseason game at the new Busch Stadium.
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Dominant hitting has been the St. Louis Cardinals' calling card this postseason. They're averaging six runs and two homers over six games, five of which they've won.
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Rick Ankiel isn't just hitting, he's turning into a force. The pitcher-turned-outfielder homered twice and had a career-high seven RBIs, leading the St. Louis Cardinals over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates, 16-4, yesterday in a game shortened to eight innings because of rain.
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ST. LOUIS The Houston Astros are ahead of St. Louis 2-to-1 over St. Louis after three innings of Game Seven of the National League Championship Series.
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Mike Piazza tipped his helmet to Pedro Martinez, then teed off against him. Piazza hit two more home runs off his former Mets teammate, even drawing an extremely rare curtain call on the road, but fell just short of a go-ahead shot Wednesday night and New York escaped with a 4-3 win over the San Diego Padres.
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Jim Edmonds thumped a two-run homer in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the host St Louis Cardinals a 6-4 win over the Houston Astros Wednesday, forcing a seventh and deciding game in the National League Championship Series.
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Jim Edmonds hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 12th inning as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 6-4 to force a deciding seventh game of the National League Championship Series.
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In a move that may lead to the trade of another star - Scott Rolen - the Cardinals send outfielder Jim Edmonds to San Diego for a minor league third baseman and cash.
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The powerful St. Louis trio of Albert Pujols, Scott Rolen and Jim Edmonds is 4 for 23 with one RBI in the series and with runners on base, they are 1 for 13.