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With a 4-2 win Friday night, the St. Louis Cardinals have won the 2006 World Series. The victory wrapped up their 10th World Championship, and their first since 1982.
Jeff Weaver put together a lights-out performance in Game 5, allowing only 4 hits and 2 runs (1 unearned) in 8 innings; Adam Wainwright picked up the save in the ninth, striking out the Series' final batter. David Eckstein drove in two St. Louis runs in the game, continuing his outstanding WS performance (he had 4 hits in Game 4), and the diminutive SS was named the World Series MVP for his efforts.
Although the Tigers held a brief lead in the 4th inning after a Sean Casey homer made it 2-1 Detroit, St. Louis quickly regained the lead in the bottom of that inning, and they never looked back.
For Cards manager Tony La Russa, it was his second time at the helm of a World Series Champion; he managed the winning Oakland A's in the infamous 1989 "Earthquake Series". He joins Sparky Anderson as the only managers to win a WS in both leagues.
Box Score
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E DET (8 - 5) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 STL (11 - 5) 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 4 8 1 Detroit Tigers Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG C Granderson CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .095 C Monroe LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .150 J Zumaya P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 C Guillen SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .353 M Ordonez RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 .105 S Casey 1B 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 .529 R Santiago PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 I Rodriguez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .158 P Polanco 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 B Inge 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .353 J Verlander P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 a-A Gomez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 F Rodney P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 M Thames LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 2 5 2 2 10 8 a-flied out to right for J Verlander in the 7th BATTING 2B: B Inge (2, J Weaver); S Casey 2 (2, A Wainwright, J Weaver) HR: S Casey (2, 4th inning off J Weaver 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: S Casey 2 (5) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Monroe 1, I Rodriguez 1, B Inge 1 Team LOB: 6 FIELDING E: B Inge (3, throw); J Verlander (2, throw) DP: 1 (I Rodriguez-C Guillen-S Casey). Detroit Tigers Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA J Verlander (L, 0-2) 6.0 6 3 1 3 4 0 101-58 5.73 F Rodney 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 25-14 4.50 J Zumaya 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6-5 3.00 Totals 8.0 8 4 2 4 5 0 132-77 PITCHING WP: J Verlander, A Wainwright Batters faced: J Verlander 27; F Rodney 6; J Zumaya 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Verlander 8-6; F Rodney 1-2; J Zumaya 0-2 Game Scores: J Verlander 53 St. Louis Cardinals Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG D Eckstein SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .364 C Duncan RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .125 P Wilson LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 A Pujols 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .200 J Edmonds CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .235 S Rolen 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .421 R Belliard 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 Y Molina C 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .412 S Taguchi LF-RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .182 J Weaver P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 a-Spiezio PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A Wainwright P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 4 8 3 4 5 15 a-fouled out to first for J Weaver in the 8th BATTING RBI: D Eckstein 2 (4), S Rolen (2) S: S Taguchi 2-out RBI: D Eckstein, S Rolen Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Duncan 2, R Belliard 3, J Weaver 1 Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING CS: A Pujols (1, 2nd base by J Verlander/I Rodriguez) FIELDING E: C Duncan (1, fly ball) St. Louis Cardinals Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA J Weaver (W, 1-1) 8.0 4 2 1 1 9 1 99-69 2.77 A Wainwright (S, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 26-14 0.00 Totals 9.0 5 2 1 2 10 1 125-83 PITCHING WP: J Verlander, A Wainwright Batters faced: J Weaver 30; A Wainwright 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Weaver 9-6; A Wainwright 2-0 Game Scores: J Weaver 76
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