• Jeff Haynes / Reuters

    St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols, right, joins relief pitcher Jason Motte, center, and catcher Yadier Molina, on ground, as they celebrate advancing to the World Series after defeating the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 6 of the NLCS in Milwaukee, Wisc., Oct. 16.

    Cards pound Brewers, earn trip to World Series

    According to AP:

    David Freese hit a three-run homer in the first and manager Tony La Russa turned again to his brilliant bullpen for seven sturdy innings as St. Louis captured its 18th pennant with a 12-6 victory over the bumbling Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday night.

    Albert Pujols and the wild-card Cardinals took out the heavily favored Phillies in the first round, then dispatched the division-rival Brewers on their own turf in Game 6 of the NL championship series.

    Looking for its second title in six seasons, St. Louis opens the World Series at home Wednesday night with ace Chris Carpenter on the mound against the AL champion Texas Rangers.

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  • Tannen Maury / EPA

    Milwaukee Brewers batter Yuniesky Betancourt hits a two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning of game one of the National League Championship Series at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisc., Oct. 9. The winner of the best-of-seven series will go on to face either the Texas Rangers or the Detroit Tigers in the World Series.

    Betancourt, Fielder hit home runs in Brewers' victory over Cardinals, 9-6

    AP reports:

    Betancourt - who batted .252 in the regular season with 13 homers - then sent a 2-1 pitch from Dotel deep to left, where it flew into the Brewers' bullpen and was fielded on the fly by Milwaukee bullpen catcher Marcus Hanel. Hanel pumped his fist, Betancourt circled the bases and the crowd continued its inning-long eruption.

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