Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louisan and the newest St. Louis Cardinals player David Freese (R) shakes hands with manager Tony La Russa as he is introduced during opening day festivities at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on April 6, 2009. (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt)
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Carlos Beltran's three-run homer ignited a seven-run third inning Thursday that sent St. Louis to a 9-1 win over Pittsburgh that opened their playoff series.
Yadier Molina drove in three runs Friday, Lance Lynn struck out nine and St. Louis clinched the division title with a 7-0 win over the Chicago Cubs.
Lance Lynn went 6 1/3 innings to get the win and the St. Louis Cardinals moved to the brink of a division title Saturday with a 7-2 spanking of Milwaukee.
Wilin Rosario's go-ahead RBI single ignited a four-run, eighth-inning outburst that sent the Colorado Rockies over St. Louis 6-2 Monday.
Michael Wacha blanked Pittsburgh for seven innings Sunday and the St. Louis Cardinals lengthened their division lead with a 9-2 victory over the Pirates.
Adam Wainwright yielded just two hits in seven scoreless innings Saturday and St. Louis grabbed first place with a 5-0 whitewash of Pittsburgh.
Joe Kelly silenced the Pirates on one run over six innings Sunday and the St. Louis Cardinals pulled into a first-place tie with a 7-2 defeat of Pittsburgh.
Allen Craig rallied St. Louis with a seventh-inning grand slam and the Cardinals went on to record an 8-6 comeback win over division rival Cincinnati.
Carlos Beltran gave St. Louis the lead Thursday with the second of three sixth-inning, RBI doubles that lifted the Cardinals past Atlanta 6-2.
Matt Carpenter's RBI single during an eighth-inning rally put St. Louis ahead Monday and the Cardinals went on to an 8-5 win over Milwaukee.
