My Dysthymic World Series Preview. Oh all right. Postview.
The Cardinals will meet the Rangers in the World Series. And beat them. Like you didn't see that coming. Guh.
| Final - 10.7.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Stories
Setting the Record Straight On the Phillies 2011 Season
Setting the Record Straight On the Phillies 2011 Season
Thud: Cardinals 1, Phillies 0
The Phillies 2011 season came to a surprising end tonight, with the St. Louis Cardinals advancing to the National League Championship Series behind a dominant performance from Chris Carpenter, topping the Phillies 1-0 in Game Five of the Division Series.
National League Division Series Game Five Tailgate: Phillies vs. Cardinals, Halladay vs. Carpenter
This isn't for all the marbles necessarily, but it's for the winner's portion of marbles which will be transferred to the next marble battle with the Brewers or Diamondbacks. Huzzah! Tonight is the...
St. Louis Cardinals @ Philadelphia Phillies NLDS Game 5: Lineups
St. Louis Cardinals @ Philadelphia Phillies NLDS Game 5: Lineups
NLDS Game 5: Diamondbacks/Brewers, Phillies/Cardinals
Two NL games today will decide who will play in the NLCS starting Sunday.
Atonement: An All-or-Nothing Venture [a hyper link'd baseball poem]
The Phillies wash themselves clean of their sinfulness on Yom Kippur.
Who Will Win The NL Division Series?
The two NL division series end with winner-take-all games on Friday. Who will win? Vote in our poll.
GameThreads
Phillies Fans GameThread on The Good Phight
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Cardinals Fans GameThread on Viva El Birdos
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Philadelphia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Furcal, SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 |
| Skip Schumaker, CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .600 |
| Jon Jay, CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| Albert Pujols, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .350 |
| Lance Berkman, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 |
| Adron Chambers, RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Matt Holliday, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| Yadier Molina, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .211 |
| David Freese, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .278 |
| Daniel Descalso, pr,5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Nick Punto, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 |
| Chris Carpenter, P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
Batting
Triples - Furcal
Doubles - Schumaker
Grounded into DP - Carpenter
Sacrifices - Jay
Stolen Bases - Molina
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
Errors - Molina
Triples - Furcal
Doubles - Schumaker
Grounded into DP - Carpenter
Sacrifices - Jay
Stolen Bases - Molina
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
Errors - Molina
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Carpenter (W, 1-0) | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 | 110-70 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Rollins, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .450 |
| Chase Utley, 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .438 |
| Hunter Pence, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 |
| Ryan Howard, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .105 |
| Shane Victorino, CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .316 |
| Raul Ibanez, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Placido Polanco, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .105 |
| Carlos Ruiz, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .059 |
| Roy Halladay, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 |
| Ross Gload, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Michael Martinez, PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ryan Madson, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Batting
Doubles - Victorino
Hit by pitch - Utley
Caught Stealing - Utley
Team LOB - 4
Fielding
Errors - Ruiz
Doubles - Victorino
Hit by pitch - Utley
Caught Stealing - Utley
Team LOB - 4
Fielding
Errors - Ruiz
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Halladay (L, 1-1) | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2.25 | 1 | 126-87 |
| Ryan Madson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.08 | 0 | 14-9 |
Pitching
IBB - Pujols by Halladay
IBB - Pujols by Halladay
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Gary Cederstrom, First Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild, Second Base Umpire - Chris Guccione, Third Base Umpire - Jerry Meals
Duration: 2:29
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Gary Cederstrom, First Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild, Second Base Umpire - Chris Guccione, Third Base Umpire - Jerry Meals
Duration: 2:29
