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St. Louis Cardinals: 6th NLCS berth
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Hello there, everybody — this is Mel Allen, and how about that!
The Redbirds are flying high once again, as the St. Louis Cardinals have punched their ticket to the National League Championship Series! Yes indeed, with a 5–3 victory in eleven hard-fought innings over the San Diego Padres at PETCO Park, the Cardinals have swept their way through the Division Series and are headed to the LCS for the sixth time in their history.
And friends, it’s been quite a while. Not since 1915 — three years ago, when they captured their one and only World Series crown — have the Cardinals made it this far. Now, here in 1918, they’ll get another crack at October glory.
The hero of this series? None other than shortstop Jaylin Gaddy. What a performance! Hitting .429, sparking rallies, and delivering clutch hits, he was as steady as the Gateway Arch is tall. In this game, he set the tone early with a double in the first, and later drove in two key runs. And in the eleventh inning, it was catcher J. Crosse and designated hitter J. Seiler who came through with back-to-back extra-base knocks to push the Redbirds over the top.
The Padres battled gamely, outhitting St. Louis 13–9, but leaving thirteen runners stranded proved costly. San Diego’s I. Canal just couldn’t slam the door in the late innings, while the Cardinals bullpen, led by J. Hernandez’s three scoreless frames, stood tall under the bright October sun.
So, the Cardinals march on. Their next opponent is still to be decided — either the Dodgers or the Giants, deadlocked at a game apiece. Whoever it is, St. Louis is ready, and the city by the Mississippi can dream once again of a pennant — and maybe, just maybe, a second World Series crown.
Yes sir, the Cardinals are moving on — and how about that!
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