Bottom o' the 8th

Pitching and batting 9th is Mike Adams

Jon Jay flies out to centter (one pitch one out)

Replay of Craig's hit.

Here is Pujols. You broke my heart, my baseball heart. I'll get over it when STL wins a championship again.

Pujols slashes the second pitch down the line. 1-1

Mantle hit his final WS home run off of Bob Gibson (3 run shot) in the '64 series.

The 1-1 is launched and Nelson Cruz catches this one at the fence.

TWO OUT...Pujols will do alot of that in the thick air of Anaheim.



Berkman up, Allen Craig wearing a sweatshirt? What's wrong with that picture. He's our 1B of the future...

Berkman fouls the 2-1 away...2-2

Berkman singles past Kinsler...goes under his glove...

One on, two out for Holliday...

Holliday works the 2-0. This is a terribly close game...

Takes a ball called a strike on the inside corner, 2-1

Strike two was a good pitch.

Mike Adams throws ball 3 for a full count.

Payoff pitch...

Berkman runs on ball four. 1st and 2nd two out...

Here comes Greg's brother again to give the Descalso scouting report.

Mike Adams does a little fakeout pickoffdance...

And strike one on a big descalso swing.

Descalso grounds out to Kinsler on the right side...out 3 that sets it up for the Ninth...here comes Motteeeeee....