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Pujols, Molina Get Hits in Final At-Bats to End Careers in Cardinals Loss

The two iconic hitters ended their careers on nice individual notes despite St. Louis’s season-ending loss.

Sports Illustrated

Phillies sweep Cardinals behind Aaron Nola; Braves up next in NLDS

ST. LOUIS — About three minutes before the first pitch of Game 1 of the National League wild-card series on Friday, Phillies broadcaster Scott Franzke leaned into his microphone and said it best, as he often does.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

End of an era: Phillies shut out, sweep Cardinals and end last run for Molina and Pujols

ST. LOUIS — When the end came, with so little fanfare and all of the fireworks still in their casings waiting for another year or another event, Yadier Molina and Albert Pujols watched from the dugout, having done all they could against Philadelphia to extend their careers one more night.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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This baseball quiz is a sprint, not a marathon

Once the baseball playoffs begin, the old adage is turned upside down because it’s a race to the title

Chicago Sun-Times

Phillies score six in ninth to beat Cardinals, 6-3, in Game 1 of wild-card series

ST. LOUIS — Jean Segura wasn’t even halfway down the first-base line when he leaped in the air, looking more like Mikhail Baryshnikov than the player who delivered a game-winning hit in the Phillies’ first playoff game in 11 years.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Eight Thoughts Heading Into the First Day of the Playoffs

For us baseball fans, few days are better than the one we have today. Four postseason games, back-to-back-to-back-to-back. Well, technically, there is some overlap, but that’s even better! More games means flipping channels, which means less of a chance we’ll have to sit through commercials for ...

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | One Thing to Watch in Each Wild-Card Series

MLB’s expanded playoffs get underway on Friday with the four wild-card series.

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Albert Pujols Says He Nearly Retired Early In Season

Before the Cardinals slugger went onto make history this year, he had his fair share of struggles at the plate.

Sports Illustrated

NL Wild-Card Series Picks for Mets-Padres and Cardinals-Phillies

Which teams will be moving on to the National League Division Series next week? Our MLB writers make their picks.

Sports Illustrated

2022 MLB playoffs: ranking the title contenders from first to worst

Will an expanded Wild Card round lead to an unexpected upset or will one of the established baseball juggernauts emerge as the World Series winners?

The Guardian - US

Three Things That Will Decide the Cardinals-Phillies Wild-Card Series

Who will come out on top between No. 3 St. Louis and No. 6 Philadelphia? Let’s break down the deciding factors in Friday’s first NL Wild Card Series matchup.

Sports Illustrated

Pujols Makes Definitive Statement on Whether He’s Retiring

The Cardinals start their postseason Friday against the Phillies.

Sports Illustrated

Pujols Made Change at Plate Before Incredible Second Half

A slight adjustment at the plate seems to have unlocked an MVP-level second half for the Cardinals legend.

Sports Illustrated

MLB finalizes playoff schedule

All the best-of-three wild card series will begin on Friday.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Oneil Cruz's walk-off walk staves off Pirates' 100th loss for another day

PITTSBURGH — It’s still possible the Pirates will lose 100 games this season, but they aren’t going quietly into that good night.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Benjamin Hochman: Yadier Molina and Albert Pujols represent St. Louis with pride and passion

They say St. Louis English teachers used to write in and complain about Cardinals broadcaster Dizzy Dean, who sometimes would butcher the language, such as describing a player who “slud into third.”

Tribune News Service

Pirates get clutch performances, beat Adam Wainwright to spoil Cardinals' Sunday coronation

Sunday in St. Louis had a festive feel and was supposed to be about a coronation of Cardinals stars, the formal feting of Adam Wainwright, Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina in their final regular-season home game.

Sports Illustrated

Albert Pujols Homers in Final Regular-Season Home Game (Video)

The future Hall of Famer had something special in store for the Busch Stadium crowd.

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Sideline Chatter: And it’s only a few years away from an owners’ lockout

Are you ready for some … pickleball?

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Rookie pitcher Luis Ortiz endures rough final start, Cardinals cruise to 13-3 rout of Pirates

What Luis Ortiz had done to this point felt like finding a $20 bill in your back pocket.

USA Today Sports Media Group

What the world was like the last time the Seattle Mariners made the playoffs

This list is going to make you feel OLD.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Jack Flaherty shines, Albert Pujols hits No. 701 as Cardinals clip Pirates, 2-1

ST. LOUIS — While Jack Flaherty had an impressive audition Friday night not only for a postseason roster spot but a chance to be in the rotation in next weekend's first round, Albert Pujols took another step toward the National Baseball Hall of Fame, not that his route wasn’t already…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Cardinals claim 2022 NL Central crown, fourth consecutive playoff berth

MILWAUKEE — The first goal the Cardinals set for themselves in spring training, the gateway goal that would get them into the postseason and closer to achieving their loftiest ambition, is also the one Nolan Arenado has brought up several times in recent weeks as a reminder.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Cardinals vet Wainwright's September slump persists; Dodgers clinch top seed

LOS ANGELES — As the Cardinals inch nearer a playoff berth, they have a few questions they must yet confront before October arrives.

Tribune News Service

Bill Madden: Aaron Judge, Albert Pujols giving fans something to cheer for even as MLB strikes out

NEW YORK — Years ago, a wise person once said: “Baseball is the greatest game of all in spite of the people who run it.”

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