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Cards stun Nats; Yankees advance
The baseball playoffs wrapped up the divisional series Friday night, as two more teams took another step on the road toward the World Series.
The St. Louis Cardinals completed a shocking comeback and the New York Yankees got a sterling pitching performance from their ace to advance to their respective league championship series.
St. Louis 9, Washington 7
The Cardinals stunned the Nationals with four runs in the top of the ninth inning to once again stave off elimination and send the Nationals - who had the best regular-season record in baseball - to an early off-season
St. Louis was down 7-5 entering the ninth inning and staring at elimination, a familiar sight for the defending World Series champs, who - tracing back to the playoffs last season - have won their last six elimination games.
Daniel Descalso had a bases-loaded single off Drew Storen to tie the game 7-7. Pete Kozma singled to right field to bring in two more runs and make it 9-7.
The Nationals went down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the ninth.
St. Louis trailed 6-0 early before it began the long climb back.
"You don't envision yourself being behind 6-0," Descalso said to TBS during the post-game TV broadcast. Descalso had a home run and a double for the Cards.
After getting a run back in the fourth, St. Louis added two more in the fifth. Descalso led off the inning with a double to right. After a single and a walk, he scored on a wild pitch by Gio Gonzalez. They made it 6-3 when Shane Robinson scored on a bases-loaded walk.
St. Louis scored a run in the seventh and eight, setting up its ninth-inning comeback.
The Cardinals will travel to San Francisco, where they'll take on the Giants in the NLCS beginning Sunday night.
New York 3, Baltimore 1
CC Sabathia got out of a bases-loaded jam in the eighth inning and threw a complete game as the Yankees beat the Orioles to advance to the AL Championship Series against the Detroit Tigers.
Sabathia was masterful, striking out nine and allowing four hits for the Yankees. "It's what I'm here for," Sabathia told MLB.com.
New York will play host to Game 1 of the ALCS at 8 p.m. Saturday.
go cards i guess.
Woot! Woot! Gonna get my rear end back to the Series! Huh? What's that? Still have to beat the Giants. Consider it done with me at cleanup! What's that you say? I ain't no Cardinal no more? And what else? I play for the Angels and we didn't make the playoffs at all? Well damn. That sucks.
Were there any infield fly calls?
^ Braves Fan ^
Naw, I was just trolling. Fooled ya.
Manning is accused of punching and kicking a 23-year-old woman, believed to be her assistant, and police officers charged her with assault, according to the New York Post.
I kept lookin out my window towards Nats Park for the fireworks last night in SW DC. Didnt see any, oh well!
Washington D.C.-The Capitols,the Redskins,the Wizards and now the Nats-all world class chokers in post season play.
Gotta love it,you can bet on consistent losers.
St Louis is the city of my birth and I have been a lifelong Cardinals fan. It was while in Missouri that I developed a taste for pepperoni pizza and cold beer. As a matter of fact I had this for my breakfast.
I enjoy pepperoni pizza liberally sprinkled with Tabasco Sauce and mayo.
Are you crazy little mister, who puts that on pizza. I enjoy pepperoni pizza on it's own.
Now HOW did i know that? Oh, and dont forget kennys Simon Abela character too! GO TIGERS!
Me too!
poop chute-rrr's...must be pro obama's club...
Well, i'm off to the gay bar...big night tonight. I'm a contestant in the Biggest Drag Queen in town contest....wish me luck!
letmie get my ford truck and chains i like drag the queen contest, too....lol
Ford, RR?
Where have you been, anyway?
whaaat...lol...dooyah get more horsepower wittah chevolet??? i been kinner mad lately and decided to sulk by myself...horrible bosses' movie is a reality and im waitin' to accidently run into a hitman in a bar to complain about him...lol...sometimes get bored no reflection on anyone...
Not me, although posting in blue is a nice touch.
You're a bit behind on the facepalm, too, although you will not find out how.
lol...whatta 'bout...beer, beer, beer!