Chris Carpenter matched a franchise record set by Bob Gibson in a 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night that gave St. Louis a 2-1 edge in the NL championship series.
The Cardinals ace lasted just five innings as he helped give St. Louis a 2-1 edge in the NL championship series.
Albert Pujols had one of three RBI doubles during a four-run first inning against Yovani Gallardo for the wild-card Cardinals, who suddenly are front-runners – and against the team that put them away early en route to the NL Central title.
All thanks to unsung Fernando Salas, Lance Lynn, Marc Rzepczynski and Jason Motte, who struck out three of the four batters he faced for the save.
The Brewers set a franchise record with 96 victories and took the Central lead for good on July 27. Now, they’ve got to come from behind.
The Cardinals will face the Brewers again tonight (Thurs., Oct. 13) at 7:05 p.m.
Information from the Associated Press contributed to this report.
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