St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa takes the baseball from starting pitcher Kyle Lohse in the fifth inning of Game 4 in the NLCS at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on October 13, 2011. Milwaukee won the game 4-2.
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cardinals last night 4-2 to even the NL championship series at 2 games a piece. Matt Holliday and Allen Craig homered for the Cardinals, representing their only runs in the last 16 innings. The Brewers ended an eight-game road losing streak in the postseason dating to the 1982 World Series opener at St. Louis. Jaime Garcia faces Zack Greinke for the second time in the series in Game 5 tonight.
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St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jason Motte (L) and Jon Jay celebrate a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 3 in the NLCS at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on October 12, 2011.
Albert Pujols hit an RBI double during a four-run first inning and the St. Louis bullpen bailed out ChrisCarpenter as the Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 last night for a 2-1 edge in the NL championship series.
In a matchup of aces, neither Carpenter nor 17-game Yovani Gallardo made it past the fifth. The one-run lead Carpenter handed over was just enough, as four relievers combined for four perfect innings.
Albert Pujols had one of the biggest postseason nights of his career in Game 2 of the NLCS going 4 for 5 with a home run, three doubles, and five RBIs. He's shown here hitting a game winning home run against the Chicago Cubs on June 5, 2011.
Albert Pujols had one of the biggest postseason nights of his career in Game 2 of the NL championship series, going 4 for 5 with a home run, three doubles and five RBIs as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 12-3 last night.