Cardinals Crush Dodgers to Grab 2-0 Series Lead
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Mike Matheny&#39;s two-run single highlighted a three-run fifth inning rally which lifted the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Divisional Series Thursday.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals were tied 1-1 after two innings of play Sunday in their NL division playoff series.
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Matt Leinart throws two touchdown passes to lead the Cardinals to their third victory in four games, 27-21, over the Seahawks.
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San Diego's offense was missing in the first game of an important series against Los Angeles. It showed up in a big way Saturday night. Mike Cameron, Todd Walker and Adrian Gonzalez each hit two-run homers during an eight-run outburst in the third inning of an 11-2 victory that shaved the Dodgers' NL West lead back to one-half game.
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It was fitting that the Los Angeles Dodgers would return to California down 2-0 in the National League Division Series. After all, playing from behind was what got them there.
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Their starting pitching was all but spent by Labor Day, but the Dodgers still held on to win the National League West. The St. Louis Cardinals, who have the NL&#39;s best offense
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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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Larry Walker hit two home runs and  Woody Williams pitched six strong innings for the St. Louis  Cardinals who opened the National League Divisional Series  playoffs with an easy 8-3 romp over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Jeff Suppan scattered five hits over seven innings, Chris Duncan homered and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the stumbling Los Angeles Dodgers for the seventh straight time, 2-0 on Friday night.
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Albert Pujols homered in his first three at-bats to end a prolonged slump, leading the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 Sunday.
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Scott Rolen is contributing again &#151; and that's bad news for the Houston Astros. The Cardinals twice rallied from a two-run deficit in their 10-7 victory over the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the National League championship series on Wednesday night. Rolen was responsible for tying it the second time, ending a 3-for-32 slump with a line-drive single in the fifth inning.
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ST. LOUIS - Mike Matheny, Edgar Renteria and St. Louis can win with singles, doubles and triples, too. After tying a postseason record with five home runs in the opener, the Cardinals stayed in the ballpark for Game 2 Thursday night.
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Craig Biggio led off the game with his second home run of the postseason and Roger Clemens had a strong beginning, giving the Houston Astros a 2-1 lead over the St. Louis Cardinals after four innings in Game 7 of the NL championship series on Thursday night.
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Instead of trying to avoid a first-round playoff sweep, the St. Louis Cardinals are trying to complete one. After finishing the regular season in a tailspin, the Cardinals took a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series against the San Diego Padres. The series resumes Saturday with the first postseason game at the new Busch Stadium.
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Albert Pujols belted his major-league leading 43rd homer and Jim Edmonds followed with a two-run shot as the St Louis Cardinals eased to a 7-2 win over the San Diego Padres in National League action Thursday.
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Albert Pujols hit his league-leading 30th homer in the 14th inning Thursday night to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers, their third straight win in extra innings.
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Larry Walker needed three extra at-bats to get his postseason cycle. The newest addition to St. Louis' power-packed lineup hit a two-run homer off Pete Munro in the fifth inning of the Cardinals' 6-4 victory over the Houston Astros in Game 2 of the NL championship series Thursday night.