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Monday, October 22, 2012

St. Louis Cardinals Season Ends in San Francisco

The Giants beat the Cardinals 9-0 in Game 7 to end the Redbirds' 2012 season.

There will be no World Series in St. Louis this season.  There will be no parade down Market Street, no 12th world championship and no rematch of the 2006 Fall Classic. Monday night in San Francisco the Cardinals hopes of a repeat of 2011 were ended at the hands of the Giants.  Just like in 1996, the Cardinals, with a new manager, had a 3-1 lead in the National League Championship series. And, just like in '96, the Cards failed to get win No. 4, losing in Game 7 in a blowout.  The Cardinals were done in by a series of miscues and the inability to get a big basehit. But, credit the San Francisco, the Giants had to play perfect to come back and did just that.  The loss in California closes the book on an interesting season for the Cardinals…

Brian

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Sunday, October 21, 2012

NLCS: What Time Is Monday's St. Louis Cardinals-San Francisco Giants Game 7?

A guide to watching Game 7, Oct. 22, 2012, of the National League Championship Series.

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Kyle Lohse and San Francisco Giant Matt Cain meet again for a pitching duel for the final game of the National League Championship Series Monday night at 7 p.m. Central Time. With the series tied at 3 apiece, the Giants are seeking a happy finale at home and the Cards would gladly take a happy flight. The team moving forward scores home field advantage in the World Series pitted against the Detroit Tigers. Lohse and Cain already matched up during the NLCS last Wednesday for Game 3, leading to a Cardinals win at Busch. The weather dealt a nearly 3 1/2-hour rain delay before picking the game back up in the 7th. The broadcast airs on FOX2, featuring play-by-play with Joe Buck, analysis from Tim McCarver, along with…

Friday, October 19, 2012

TRAFFIC ALERT: St. Louis Lane, Ramp Closures For Friday's Cardinals-Giants Game

Traffic will be able to access downtown for Friday's Cardinal NCLS playoff game. Two lanes on eastbound Highway 40 will be open for tonight’s game, but the 14th Street ramp is closed.

The Missouri Department of Transportation is advising drivers of lane and ramp closures for Friday night's St. Louis Cardinals NLCS game. Two lanes of eastbound Highway 40 will be open, along with the 6th and 11th Street ramps. However, the 14th Street ramp is closed Friday and all weekend. Find more details in the following MoDOT news release. The Missouri Department of Transportation will close the two right lanes on westbound Interstate 64 on the Poplar Street Bridge downtown, approximately one hour after the Cardinals’ National League Championship game starts. These lanes will remain closed until noon Sunday.  MoDOT will have two lanes on eastbound I-64 open for tonight’s game. The exit ramps from eastbound I-64 to 6th and 11th Street …

MLB Playoffs: What Time Is Tonight's St. Louis Cardinals-San Francisco Giants Game?

Get the full schedule on the National League Championship Series and see the results from the first four games.

Tonight, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Lance Lynn takes on the San Francisco Giants Barry Zito when the National League Championship Series continues in Busch Stadium at 7:05 p.m. With Thursday's 8-3 win, the Redbirds lead the series 3-1 and could clinch the National League pennant with a win tonight. The broadcast airs on FOX2, featuring play-by-play with Joe Buck, analysis from Tim McCarver, along with field reporters Erin Andrews and Ken Rosenthal. Temperatures should be in the low 50s starting to dip into the mid-40s, with a slight chance of showers. The Cardinals took a two-game lead on Thursday, setting National League Championship Series at 3-1. The winner of the Cards-Giants series faces the Detroit Tigers in the World Series after …

Thursday, October 18, 2012

What Time is Tonight's St. Louis Cardinals-San Francisco Giants Game?

Get the full schedule on the National League Championship Series and see the results from the first three games.

Tonight, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright takes on the San Francisco Giants' Tim Lincecum when the National League Championship Series continues in Busch Stadium at 7:07 p.m. The broadcast airs on FOX2, featuring play-by-play with Joe Buck, analysis from Tim McCarver, along with field reporters Erin Andrews and Ken Rosenthal. Weather is expected to be in the mid-50s at game time, with a slight chance of showers—nothing like the downpour that caused a 3-and-a-half-hour delay in Wednesday's game in the seventh inning. The Cardinals took a one-game lead on Wednesday, leading 2-1 in the National League Championship Series. The series stays in St. Louis through Friday and returns to the west coast if neither team sweeps the other …

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Live Blog: Cardinals vs. Brewers, NLCS Game 1

We've partnered with Patch sites around Milwaukee for a live chat and blog at 2 p.m. for the first game of the National League Championship Series. Cards fans, come talk some smack and chat about the game with the Brew Crew.

Just click above to dive into the chat.

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Point-Counterpoint: Cardinals or Brewers? Who Will Win the NLCS?

St. Louis-area Patch editor Joe Scott makes his case for the Cardinals, while the Milwaukee area's Mark Schaaf argues for the Brewers. Plus, watch for our live chat starting at 2 p.m. Sunday.

Associate local editor Joe Scott is a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan whose first memory in school involves listening to the Cards play in the 1968 World Series. Fortunately, the nuns at St. Gregory were also Cardinals fans. (Read down for the Brewers' counterpoint and vote in our poll. Visit our live blog at 2 p.m. Sunday.) Yes, the Brewers won more games over the course of the season, finished ahead of the Cardinals in the Central Division and won the season series over the Cards. Yes, they won more home games than any other team in the regular season. How much does that matter in the postseason? About as much as Philadelphia’s Major League-leading 102 wins mattered in the division series. The pressure is on the Brewers to win now, just…

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