Cards top Reds to widen NL Central lead
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Chris Carpenter refused to allow the St. Louis Cardinals' fast-dwindling NL Central lead to clutter his mind. The 2005 Cy Young Award winner just tried to pitch his game.
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Alfonso Soriano hits two of Chicago's four homers and the Cubs continue their late-season power display, increasing their NL Central lead in the process.
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Mark DeRosa hit a go-ahead single against a five-man infield &#151; tying his career best with his fifth hit of the game &#151; as the Chicago Cubs rallied for three runs in the ninth inning to beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 Monday night and hang onto first place in the NL Central.
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Albert Pujols and Jim Edmonds hit two-runs homers, and pinch-runner Reggie Sanders scored the go-ahead run in the ninth inning on Joe Valentine's wild pitch to lead the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 Wednesday night.
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Jim Edmonds tripled home the winning run in the ninth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 Friday night to reduce their magic number for clinching the NL Central to three.
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Larry Walker hit a grand slam home run  to key a six-run eighth inning as the Cardinals stayed hot with  a 7-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds in St Louis on Tuesday.
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Stephen Drew homered to help the Arizona Diamondbacks overcome a horrendous third inning and beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-8 Saturday night to take a two-game lead in the NL West over San Diego.
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Welted by a couple of hit batters in the fifth inning, the St. Louis Cardinals converted the bruises into three runs and a 8-3 victory over Los Angeles for a commanding 2-0 lead in the NLDS.
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Todd Walker homered and drove in four runs, Carlos Zambrano won his fourth straight decision and the Chicago Cubs extended their lead in the NL wild-card race with a 12-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night.
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St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - Larry Walker hit a grand slam to highlight a six-run eighth inning, as the St. Louis Cardinals rallied to beat Cincinnati, 7-2, at Busch Stadium.
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The St Louis Cardinals continued their  assault on the National League Central Division pennant with a  4-1 victory over the slumping Atlanta Braves on Sunday.
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Edgar Gonzalez held Cincinnati hitless through six innings, but Adam Dunn's 39th homer helped the Reds rally for a 6-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. Ryan Freel drove in the go-ahead run with an eighth-inning single and the Reds avoided a three-game sweep.
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Scott Rolen homered twice to become the first NL player to reach 100 RBIs this season and Danny Haren won for the first time in more than a year, leading the St. Louis Cardinals past the Atlanta Braves 10-4 Sunday night.
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With do-it-all cleanup batter Brandon Phillips leading the way, the Cincinnati Reds are playing much better than a last-place team under interim manager Pete Mackanin.
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Mark DeRosa capped a ninth-inning rally with his fifth hit of the game to help the Chicago Cubs retain first place in the National League Central Division with a 7-6 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday.
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The Cardinals take one step closer to the NL Central championship with a 4-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday.
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Aaron Harang threw a three-hitter for his first career complete game and Sean Casey homered to lead the Cincinnati Reds over the St. Louis Cardinals 1-0 Thursday night.