With Precision and Power, Cardinals Stop the Dodgers
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St. Louis advanced to the N.L. championship series for the third time in five years, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-2, Sunday night.
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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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Reggie Sanders hit a pinch-hit RBI single off Giovanni Carrara (4-2) in the 11th inning and the St. Louis Cardinals completed a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 6-5 victory Sunday for their ninth straight victory.
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ST. LOUIS -- After looking more like the Cubs than the Cardinals in the final week of the season, the majors&#39; most dominant team got its mojo back at the perfect time.
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The Dodgers are two games down in the best-of-five National League Division Series with the Cardinals, and a big reason is this: They&#39;re not getting enough done with two down -- as in, two outs -- while the Cardinals have been absurdly successful in those
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The Cardinals overwhelm Odalis Perez and the Dodgers in an 8-3 blowout in the opener of their NL playoff series.
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Jose Lima pitched a complete game shutout and Shawn Green stroked two homers to help the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the St Louis Cardinals 4-0 to stay alive in their National League Divisional Series Saturday.
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The St. Louis Cardinals became the first major league team to clinch a playoff spot this season, assuring themselves no worse than the NL wild-card berth.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers took over the NL wild-card lead with an 11-4 rout of the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night fueled by the power of Nomar Garciaparra and Marlon Anderson and the timely hitting of Russell Martin.
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When things looked bleak for the Los Angeles Dodgers, they found their power stroke. The Dodgers hit four consecutive homers in the bottom of the ninth inning to tie the game, and Nomar Garciaparra's two-run drive in the 10th lifted Los Angeles to an 11-10 victory over the San Diego Padres on Monday night.
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Larry Walker went 4-for-5 with two homers and three RBIs, powering the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-6 victory over Los Angeles on Sunday and ending the Dodgers' five-game winning streak.
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The Cardinals reminded everyone Tuesday just how they had marched to a 105-win regular season, tying a postseason record with five home runs in Game 1 against Los Angeles.
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LOS ANGELES The St. Louis Cardinals are back in the National League Championship Series for the third time in five seasons. Albert Pujols (POO&#39;-hohlz) drove in the last four runs and the Cards advanced by
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The Cardinals are not in danger of failing to win the division title, but their season isnÂt turning out the way they expected.
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After the Cardinals&#39; victory in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series, first baseman Albert Pujols was asked why the Cardinals are so successful at bat with two outs.
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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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Jim Edmonds hit his 300th career home run, Jason Marquis won his 11th straight decision, and the Cardinals won their eighth in a row, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-1, last night in St. Louis.