Cardinals&#39; bats likely to be difference in NLCS
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Making their third National League Championship Series appearance in four years, the Cardinals&#39; next goal is to get to the World Series for the first time under Tony La Russa, who began managing the club in 1996.
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com. The Cardinals, in control of the National League Central all the way en route to a 105-victory season, are in the unfamiliar territory of having their backs to the wall.
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With the National League&#39;s best record sewn up, the Cardinals would just as soon start the playoffs immediately. Yesterday, if possible.
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Description: The St. Louis Cardinals are headed to the World Series. After beating the Houston Astros last night, the Cardinals will meet the Red Sox in Boston for Saturday&#39;s first game.
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ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis postseason strategy is clear. The Cardinals intend to bludgeon anyone in their way. At the moment, that would be the Los Angeles Dodgers, who made fine batting practice pitchers in Game 1 of this division series.
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The St. Louis Cardinals advanced to the National League Championship Series Sunday with a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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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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HOUSTON - Even in a season of 105 wins, there had to be losses. But not like this one. The Cardinals didn&#39;t merely lose 6-5 to the Houston Astros in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series.
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St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - Woody Williams pitched six strong innings and Larry Walker homered twice, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the National League Division Series.
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Rain didn't stop the St. Louis Cardinals from taking a 2-0 lead over the Houston Astros in the NL championship series, but it may hold up the AL series in Boston...
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LOS ANGELES -- This is not the ultimate goal, that much is clear. The Cardinals have a much higher aspiration than winning one postseason series.
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ST. LOUIS -- Good starting pitching, to the marauding Cardinals of St. Louis, is not much more than an afterthought these days. It&#39;s nice to have.
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HOUSTON - A 2-0 lead in the National League Championship Series reinforced Julian Tavarez&#39;s belief that St. Louis is better than Houston despite not having faced aces Roger Clemens and Roy Oswalt.
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The Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves will decide tonight (8:19 p.m., Fox) who's going to the NLCS to take on the St. Louis Cardinals.
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The St Louis Cardinals made it through to the World Series on the back of their home form - six post-season wins out of six - but, when they face the Boston Red Sox in game three at home this evening, they must start making inroads into a 2-0 deficit or
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St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jason Marquis could be miffed at what could be considered a demotion, being &quot;bumped&quot; to Sunday&#39;s Game 4 of the National League Championship Series against the Houston Astros.
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The St. Louis Cardinals lost their game &#151; and hardly cared. They won the NL Central, which was much more important.