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For the second time in six years, the St. Louis Cardinals are headed to the World Series. Fueled by strong hitting, the Cards finished off the Milwaukee Brewers 12-6 in Game 6 of the NLCS. With the victory, St. Louis set up a showdown with the Texas Rangers.
The Cardinals wasted little time jumping on the Brewers, scoring four runs in the first inning, highlighted by third baseman David Freese's three-run blast. In the third, the Cards put up four more runs, thanks to an Albert Pujols homer and RBIs from Nick Punto and Allen Craig.
In the World Series, the Cardinals will take on the Rangers, who eliminated the Detroit Tigers in the ALCS on Saturday. The two teams will meet in the first game of the World Series on Wednesday night at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri.
The Cardinals are second all-time with 10 World Series titles, trailing only the New York Yankees' 27. St. Louis won its most recent championship in 2006 and has appeared in the Series a total of 18 times. Ref. CNN
Cardinals edge Rangers in 11th; Series heads to Game 7
Home runs and errors were the constant on Thursday night, but in the end the St. Louis Cardinals overcame the Texas Rangers 10-9 in extra innings of Game 6 at Busch Stadium. Ref. USAToday
The St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series, defeating the Texas Rangers 6-2 in Game 7.
The championship is the Cardinals' 11th, the most of any National League franchise and second overall in the majors behind the New York Yankees, who have won 27.
The Rangers, the American League champions, lost their second straight World Series despite winning three of the first five games.
The Cardinals were the National League's wild-card entry in the baseball postseason, winning that distinction on the final day of the regular season. Ref. CNN
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-0 in Game 6 to win the National League Championship Series. The Cardinals advance to the World Series where they will face the Detroit Tigers or the Boston Red Sox. Ref. USAToday