Game 7 win, World Series goes to Cardinals
Game 7: the St. Louis Cardinals won Game 7 to take home the World Series Commissioner's Trophy.
Game 7 ends World Series: St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Jason Motte holds the World Seres Commissioner's Trophy as he stands with teammate Lance Berkman (r.) after they defeated the Texas Rangers in Game 7 of MLB's World Series baseball championship in St. Louis, Missouri, Friday.
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Pushed to the brink, the St. Louis Cardinals saved themselves. A frantic rush to reach the postseason on the final day. A nifty pair of comebacks in the playoffs. Two desperate rallies in Game 6.
Turns out these Cardinals were merely gearing up for a gigantic celebration.
The Cardinals won a remarkable World Series they weren't even supposed to reach, beating the Texas Rangers 6-2 in Game 7 on Friday night with another key hit by hometown star David Freese and six gutty innings from Chris Carpenter.
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"This whole ride, this team deserves this," said Freese, who added the Series MVP award to his trophy as the NL championship MVP.
A day after an epic Game 6 that saw them twice within one strike of elimination before winning 10-9 in the 11th inning, the Cardinals captured their 11th World Series crown.
"It's hard to explain how this happened," Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said.
Following a whole fall on the edge, including a surge from 10½ games down in the wild-card race, La Russa's team didn't dare mess with Texas, or any more drama in baseball's first World Series Game 7 since the Angels beat Giants in 2002.
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