Cardinals beat Tigers for first World Series title since 1982
Saturday, October 28th, 2006
Jeff Weaver scattered four hits over eight innings and David Eckstein drove in two runs as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2 to win their first World Series title in 24 years. Scott Rolen drove in a run and Yadier Molina had three hits and scored twice at Busch Stadium in St. [...]
Cardinals aim for 2-1 World Series lead vs Tigers
Tuesday, October 24th, 2006
The St. Louis Cardinals got the job done in Detroit. They wrestled home field advantage back from the Tigers and in the process greatly improved their World Series odds. Tony La Russa’s charges are still underdogs so far as winning the title is concerned but they’re the odds-on favorite to take a two-games-to-one series lead [...]
Cards’ La Russa changes lineup for Game 2 of World Series vs Tigers
Sunday, October 22nd, 2006
The St. Louis Cardinals won Game 1 but had three new position players in their Game 2 lineup. The Detroit Tigers lost, but manager Jim Leyland made no changes to his lineup on Sunday night. Cardinals manager Tony La Russa went with Scott Spiezio at designated hitter, Preston Wilson in left and Aaron Miles at [...]
Tigers vs Cardinals: It’s Verlander vs Reyes in World Series Game 1
Saturday, October 21st, 2006
The Detroit Tigers, rested to the point of boredom, and the St. Louis Cardinals, spent to the point of ecstasy, will turn Detroit into their own brand of Mo-town starting Saturday night. They want Mo-re than the pennants they’ve already raised, the Tigers with a four-game ALCS sweep of Oakland that ended a week ago, [...]
Tigers, Cardinals to meet in World Series
Friday, October 20th, 2006
Call this the rubber match. Or the friendly competition. For the third time in history, the Tigers and Cardinals will be matching up in the World Series. Both previous matchups went seven games, with the Tigers pulling out the upset in 1968. The Cards would love to return the favor this time around. As unlikely [...]
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