St. Louis Cardinals Win NLCS, Headed to World Series
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals clinched their spot in the World Series with a 3-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals secured the series win, 4-2, behind a stellar performance from pitcher
Mark Wleh.
The game remained scoreless until the sixth inning when the Cardinals finally broke through with two runs. Designated hitter Pedro Brown was replaced by pinch hitter Jake Gallegos, who got things started. José Cordero, the series MVP, contributed with an RBI single, and first baseman Alejandro Fernández added a sacrifice fly.
In the eighth inning, right fielder Dan Cook sealed the victory with a solo home run, his third of the series. The Cardinals' pitching staff was lights out, with Wleh throwing seven innings of one-hit ball, striking out seven and walking three. Closer Leo Cash shut the door in the final two innings, securing the save without allowing a hit.
"Two great teams, only one can go on and we're happy that's us," said José Cordero, who hit .435 with a .500 on-base percentage in the series. He also tallied two home runs, eight RBIs, and seven runs scored.
San Francisco struggled to get anything going offensively, managing just one hit in the game. Third baseman Tadashi Takagi struck out three times, and the Giants left three runners on base.
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SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Walker CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 2 6
R. Perry LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 1
T. Takagi 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .271 4 11
N. Teske 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .154 1 2
C. Spires 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .192 0 6
J. Melton C 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .356 1 9
C. Coleman SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .224 2 8
V. Nez RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .156 1 2
a-Y. Rosiaro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 0 2
b-A. Patel RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
H. Kikuchi DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .200 0 2
Totals 27 0 1 0 3 9 9
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Brown DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 2
a-J. Gallegos DH 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
J. Cordero SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .435 2 8
A. Fernández 1B 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .450 2 6
L. Ramírez CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .174 0 3
M. Del Angel 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .136 0 1
S. Cook 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .364 0 2
R. Van de Veer C 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .182 0 1
D. Cook RF 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .273 3 5
M. Matsui LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .100 0 1
Totals 28 3 6 3 2 3 9
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA
D. Packer L (1-2) 7.2 6 3 3 1 3 1 108 3.79
J. Weiner 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 3.18
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA
M. Wleh W (2-0) 7.0 1 0 0 3 7 0 100 0.64
L. Cash SV (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 3.86