Wednesday, October 11, 2006

NLCS: Cards vs. Mets

The playoff roster has been announced for the NLCS:

Pitchers
Chris Carpenter, Jeff Suppan, Jeff Weaver, Anthony Reyes, Josh Kinney, Brad Thompson, Josh Hancock, Braden Looper, Adam Wainwright, Tyler Johnson, Randy Flores

Position
Yadier Molina, Gary Bennett, Albert Pujols, Ronnie Belliard, Aaron Miles, David Eckstein, Scott Rolen, Scott Spiezio, Chris Duncan, Jim Edmonds, Juan Enccarnacion, Preston Wilson, So Taguchi, John Rodriguez

Find out if you are in the NLCS TV market here.

Not on roster
Jason Marquis, Jose Vizcaino, Chris Narveson, Jorge Sosa, Skip Schumaker

FOX Broadcasting Team:
Play-by-Play: Joe Buck
Analysts: Tim McCarver and Luis Gonzalez
Reporter: Ken Rosenthal

Wednesday Thursday
Jeff Weaver starts for the Cardinals against Tom Glavine of the Mets.

St. Louis 0, N.Y. Mets 2
Losing pitcher - Jeff Weaver (0-1)

Friday
Chris Carpenter got the start against rookie John Maine. A late inning rally after two ties in the game led to a 9-6 win over the Mets.

St. Louis 9, N.Y. Mets 6
Winning pitcher - Josh Kinney (1-0)
HR: Jim Edmonds (1), So Taguchi (1)

Saturday
Jeff Suppan started against Steve Trachsel. Suppan was dealing and Trachsel left with an injury. The Cardinals won 5-0.

St. Louis 5, N.Y. Mets 0
Winning pitcher - Jeff Suppan (1-0)
HR: Jeff Suppan (1)

THAT'S A WINNER! THE CARDINALS WIN! THE CARDINALS WIN!

Cards now lead the series 2-1!

Sunday
Anthony Reyes starts against Oliver Perez. This is a big game and based on Oliver Perez's numbers in the past, I fully expect the Cards to move to 3-1 in the series and clinch tomorrow. That said, I am not taking ANYTHING granted.

Lineups
Cardinals
David Eckstein SS
Scott Spiezio LF
Albert Pujols 1B
Juan Encarnacion RF
Scott Rolen 3B
Jim Edmonds CF
Ronnie Belliard 2B
Yadier Molina C
Anthony Reyes P

Mets
Jose Reyes SS
Paul Lo Duca C
Carlos Beltran CF
Carlos Delgado 1B
David Wright 3B
Shawn Green RF
John Valentin 2B
Endy Chavez LF
Oliver Perez P

Some of the Cardinals showed up like Eckstein, Edmonds, and Molina. All three went deep. Edmonds is actually starting against left-handed pitching when he was being platooned during the regular season.

N.Y. Mets 12, St. Louis 5
Losing pitcher - Brad Thompson (0-1)
HR: David Eckstein (1), Jim Edmonds (2), Yadier Molina (1)

Monday Tuesday
Jeff Weaver starts against Tom Glavine. Glavine is pitching on three days rest. It's very rainy in St. Louis which could push the game to Tuesday evening instead.

Lineups
Cardinals
David Eckstein SS
Preston Wilson LF
Albert Pujols 1B
Juan Encarnacion RF
Scott Rolen 3B
Jim Edmonds CF
Ronnie Belliard 2B
Yadier Molina C
Jeff Weaver P

Mets
Jose Reyes SS
Paul Lo Duca C
Carlos Beltran CF
Carlos Delgado 1B
David Wright 3B
Shawn Green RF
John Valentin 2B
Endy Chavez LF
Tom Glavine P

Today (10/17) in Cardinals History: Albert Pujols hit a 3-run home run off of Brad Lidge in the top of the 9th inning in Game 5 of the NLCS to bring the series back to Busch for one final game.

Jeff Weaver outdueled the aging Tom Glavine. Weaver was amazing and has pitched himself on to next season's rotation with the record he had in September and his post-season record so far in October.

St. Louis 4, N.Y. Mets 2
Winning pitcher - Jeff Weaver (1-1)
SV - Adam Wainwright
HR: Albert Pujols (1), Chris Duncan (1)

Wednesday
Chris Carpenter starts against John Maine. The Cards lost what should have been a series clincher.

St. Louis 2, N.Y. Mets 4
Losing pitcher - Chris Carpenter (0-1)

Thursday
Jeff Suppan takes on Oliver Perez in the final game of this seven-game series. The lineups are below. A few things, where is So Taguchi in the lineup? This season, he's 4-8 against Perez, and 5-17 lifetime. Wilson is 1-13 in his career against Perez.

Lineups
Cardinals
David Eckstein SS
Preston Wilson LF
Albert Pujols 1B
Juan Encarnacion RF
Jim Edmonds CF
Scott Rolen 3B
Ronnie Belliard 2B
Yadier Molina C
Jeff Suppan P

Mets
Jose Reyes SS
Paul Lo Duca C
Carlos Beltran CF
Carlos Delgado 1B
David Wright 3B
Shawn Green RF
John Valentin 2B
Endy Chavez LF
Oliver Perez P

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