St. Louis Cardinals vs Texas Rangers
When ? 19 October, 2011 – 08:05 PM
Where ? Busch Stadium
Pitchers: vs Wilson vs Carpenter
Stan the Man and the Cardinals beat Williams and the Red Sox in the 1946 Series. More than a quarter-century later, Williams became the first manager in Texas history after the franchise moved from Washington. , , , and the Cards’ crew shut down and the Brewers, capped by a 12-6 win in Game 6 Sunday night. Besides, it takes someone who’s been around a bit to remember the last time these teams played. St. Louis has won 10 Series titles, second most to the ‘ 27. Manager Tony La Russa, Pujols and the Cardinals last took it in 2006, helped by Series MVP . Texas began the playoffs by beating Tampa Bay in four games and mashed Detroit in the six-game ALCS. Cruz was an MVP monster against the Tigers, hitting an LCS-record six home runs with 13 RBIs. This year, hardly anyone expected St. Louis to make it this far, especially when it was 10 1/2 games out of a playoff spot on Aug. 25. A sensational run in the last month, plus a tremendous collapse by Atlanta, gave the Cardinals the NL wild-card slot on the final day of the regular season. Now it’s on to Busch Stadium for the opener. The NL holds home-field advantage this year because it won the All-Star game, with Fielder’s homer off Wilson the big hit. The weather forecast calls for clear skies, a welcome relief in a postseason dotted by rain. Consider this an old-school World Series: top names on both sides, many of them facing each other for the first time — the way it was before AL and NL clubs began playing each other all through the summer. Highlights, live score and results will be available soon.. stay with us.