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“font-size: 9pt;”>Albert Pujols hit a go-ahead single in the

seventh inning after Cliff Lee blew a four-run lead, and the

Cardinals rallied past the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 Sunday night

to even their NL playoff matchup at one game each.

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“font-size: 9pt;”>The NLDS shifts to St. Louis for Game 3 on

Tuesday. Cole Hamels will be the third straight All-Star pitcher to

face the Cardinals, who’ll send Jaime Garcia to the

mound.

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“font-size: 9pt;”>The wild-card Cardinals, who got into the

postseason only after the Phillies beat Atlanta in Game 162, got

the split they were looking for on the road against the team that

had the best record in the majors.

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“font-size: 9pt;”>Pujols, who struck out in his previous two

at-bats, lined a single over drawn-in shortstop Jimmy Rollins to

give St. Louis a 5-4 lead.

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“font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;”>Information from Espn.com and

the Associated Press contributed to this report.

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