Cardinals Fall Flat in Stunning Sweep
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The sign at Busch Stadium pleaded: "Will the real Cardinals report and play?" The answer in Game 4, just as in the first three games, was emphatic: No!
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Reggie Sanders comes through with a pinch-hit RBI single in the 11th, giving the Cardinals a three-game sweep of the Dodgers with a 6-5 victory.
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Before Saturday, Scott Spiezio's numbers as a pinch-hitter from the left side were just as futile as the St. Louis Cardinals' record the last few weeks.
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While it didn't have the dramatic impact of four straight homers or the magnitude of a September game, the San Diego Padres showed the rival Los Angeles Dodgers that they're capable of staging an improbable comeback, too. Russell Branyan drew a bases-loaded walk with one out in the ninth to complete a five-run rally as the Padres stunned the Dodgers 6-5 Thursday night to finish a three-game sweep.
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Jorge De La Rosa won for the first time since May 13, Mark Teahen singled home a run in the third inning and the Kansas City Royals beat the Los Angeles Angels 1-0 Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep.
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The National League's best offense is off to a feeble start in the World Series, and the St. Louis Cardinals' chances are sagging along with it.
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Carlos Beltran found ways to ruin the St. Louis Cardinals without hitting a home run. Two innings after making a spectacular catch in centerfield, Beltran led off the ninth inning with a single Monday night.
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With one swing of Albert Pujols's bat, a St. Louis Cardinals lineup that looked so sickly in September suddenly got a lot better.
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The Diamondbacks were outhit again, but these days that's hardly surprising. That they won anyway is even less of a shock.
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The St. Louis Cardinals arrived in Detroit with a healthy Albert Pujols and the second-best record in the National League. Surely, they would pose a problem for the majors&#039; most surprising team.
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The free-falling Mets manage just three hits off Joel Pineiro and Jason Isringhausen in a 3-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.
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New York and Boston were scoreless after two innings of play as the Red Sox fought to avoid a shocking Yankees sweep of the AL championship series Sunday.
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The Arizona Cardinals are winless in three games, but they are among the league leaders in one category &#151; taking the ball away from the opponent.
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Despite piling up impressive offensive numbers, the St. Louis Cardinals aren&#39;t ready to bask in their success just yet. The Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-6 on Saturday night, moving
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The Cardinals may be heading to their  first World Series since 1987 but there is nothing new about  post-season baseball in St. Louis.
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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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LANDOVER, Md. - In the final 30 seconds, the Arizona Cardinals used three quarterbacks, scored a touchdown, failed on a 2-point conversion, recovered an onside kick, and barely - just barely - missed a 55-yard field goal.