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Spirit of St. Louis soars into World Series

Game 7 hero Yadier Molina leaps in celebration as the Cards rejoice behind him. (Jim McIsaac/Getty)

Yadier Molina's two-run homer in the ninth unlocked Game 7 and lifted the Cardinals into the World Series with a
3-1 victory over the Mets on Thursday. MVP Jeff Suppan dominated, allowing only two hits in seven-plus innings.
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det @ oak

stl @ nym

View series Tigers win series, 4-0
Game	Matchup	Day	Date	Time ET	TV
Gm 1	DET 5 @ OAK 1	Tue	Oct. 10
Gm 2	DET 8 @ OAK 5	Wed	Oct. 11
Gm 3	OAK 0 @ DET 3	Fri	Oct. 13
Gm 4	OAK 3 @ DET 6	Sat	Oct. 14

View series Cardinals win series, 4-3
Game	Matchup	Day	Date	Time ET	TV
Gm 1	STL 0 @ NYM 2	Thu	Oct. 12
Gm 2	STL 9 @ NYM 6	Fri	Oct. 13
Gm 3	NYM 0 @ STL 5	Sat	Oct. 14
Gm 4	NYM 12 @ STL 5	Sun	Oct. 15
Gm 5	NYM 2 @ STL 4	Tue	Oct. 17
Gm 6	STL 2 @ NYM 4	Wed	Oct. 18
Gm 7	STL 3 @ NYM 1	Thu	Oct. 19

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Cardinals win pennant:

St. Louis closer Adam Wainwright strikes out Carlos Beltran to give the Redbirds the 2006 NL Championship.

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• Molina's two-run homer:

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• Cards receive NL trophy:

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• Suppan and Molina on Game 7:

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• Endy's amazing catch:

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Cards are NL champs

Cardinals closer Adam Wainwright strikes out Carlos Beltran as St. Louis wins Game 7 of the NLCS at Shea Stadium.

• Molina's two-run homer

• Chavez's leaping catch

• Suppan: Molina came up big

• La Russa: It was a great series

• DeWitt: It's great to be in the World Series

• Suppan, Molina break down Game 7

• Flores: Cards' bullpen full of grinders

• Pujols: Wainwright threw a great pitch

• Duncan: It was an unbelievable game

• Spiezio: Our goal is to win it all

• Kinney: An unbelievable experience

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Oct. 19: Cards celebrate


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Oct. 19: Game 7 action


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