Cardinals rout Reds 13-1 in key series
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Yadier Molina homered during a tone-setting, five-run first inning Monday night and drove in four runs overall, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 13-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds and the early advantage in their pivotal matchup.
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A home run by Albert Pujols and another strong pitching performance on the road by Jeff Suppan moved the St. Louis Cardinals into the National League Championship Series.
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ST. LOUIS - For the first time in a long time, the St. Louis Cardinals are in a must-win predicament. The Cardinals won 105 games, one off the 52-year-old franchise record.
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Albert Pujols hits a tiebreaking, two-run single in the seventh inning and Scott Rolen has four RBIs to lead the Cardinals over the Diamondbacks, 11-3.
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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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â¢ St. Louis (105-57, first place in NL Central) coasted into the postseason. The Cardinals split their final 26 games of the season but still finished 13 games ahead
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Albert Pujols homered in his first three at-bats Sunday, helping the St. Louis Cardinals take a 5-0 lead over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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MILWAUKEE Larry Walker belted a two-run homer and St. Louis earned its 47th road victory by winning at Milwaukee 3-to-2. Walker&#39;s 16th homer of the season gave the Cardinals a 3-to-0 lead in the fifth inning.
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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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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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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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After leading the majors with 105 regular-season victories, the St. Louis Cardinals entered the playoffs expecting to win the World Series.
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Scott Rolen tied the score with a home run in the seventh inning, then hit a winning single in the ninth that led St. Louis over the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 Thursday and boosted the Cardinals' NL Central lead back to 2 1/2 games.
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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 Friday night to complete a day-night doubleheader sweep.
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The result, however, was all too familiar as the Reds fell to the Cardinals, 7-2, in the middle tilt of a three-game series at Busch Stadium on Tuesday evening.
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Albert Pujols homered for the fifth time in four games and tied his career high with five RBIs, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 10-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night.
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Philadelphia won for the seventh time in nine games Wednesday, pounding the Cincinnati Reds 9-1. Brett Myers (9-9) pitched six innings, allowing a run and four hits.