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http://www.MyPlainview.com Plainview Daily Herald - <strong>Sun</strong>day, October <strong>11</strong>, 20<strong>09</strong> - Page <strong>11</strong>B<br />

Scoreboard<br />

By <strong>The</strong> Associated Press<br />

All Times CDT<br />

TV SPORTSWATCH<br />

Today<br />

AUTO RACING<br />

2:15 p.m.: ABC — NASCAR, Sprint<br />

Cup, Pepsi 500, at Fontana, Calif.<br />

6 p.m.: ESPN2 — NHRA, Virginia<br />

Nationals, final eliminations<br />

CYCLING<br />

5 p.m.: VERSUS — Paris-Tours,<br />

Chartres to Tours, France<br />

GOLF<br />

8 a.m.: TGC — European PGA Tour,<br />

Madrid Masters, final round<br />

<strong>11</strong> a.m.: NBC — PGA Tour, Presidents<br />

Cup, final round, at San Francisco<br />

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL<br />

<strong>11</strong> a.m.: TBS — Playoffs, American<br />

League Division Series, game 3, Los Angeles<br />

at Boston<br />

2:30 p.m.: TBS — Playoffs, National<br />

League Division Series, game 4, Los Angeles<br />

at St. Louis<br />

6 p.m.: TBS — Playoffs, American<br />

League Division Series, game 3, New<br />

York at Minnesota<br />

9 p.m.: TBS — Playoffs, National<br />

League Division Series, game 3, Philadelphia<br />

at Colorado<br />

NFL FOOTBALL<br />

Noon: CBS — Regional coverage,<br />

doubleheader<br />

FOX — Regional coverage<br />

3 p.m.: FOX — Regional coverage<br />

3:15 p.m.: CBS — Regional coverage,<br />

doubleheader game<br />

7:15 p.m.: NBC — Indianapolis at<br />

Tennessee<br />

— — —<br />

Monday<br />

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL<br />

Time TBA: TBS — Playoffs, American<br />

League Division Series, game 4, N.Y.<br />

Yankees at Minnesota (if necessary)<br />

Time TBA: TBS — Playoffs, American<br />

League Division Series, game 4,<br />

L.A. Angels at Boston (if necessary)<br />

NFL FOOTBALL<br />

7:30 p.m.: ESPN — N.Y. Jets at Miami<br />

NHL HOCKEY<br />

7 p.m.: VERSUS — Calgary at Chicago<br />

BASEBALL<br />

American League<br />

DIVISION SERIES<br />

American League<br />

New York 2, Minnesota 0<br />

Friday: New York 4, Minnesota 3, <strong>11</strong><br />

innings<br />

Today: New York (Pettitte 14-8) at<br />

Minnesota<br />

Los Angeles Angels 2, Boston 0<br />

Friday: Los Angeles 4, Boston 1<br />

Today: Los Angeles (Kazmir <strong>10</strong>-9) at<br />

Boston (Buchholz 7-4)<br />

National League<br />

Los Angeles 3, St. Louis 0<br />

Saturday: Los Angeles 5, St. Louis 1<br />

Philadelphia 1, Colorado 1<br />

Saturday: Philadelphia at Colorado,<br />

ppd., weather<br />

Today: Philadelphia (Happ <strong>12</strong>-4) at<br />

Colorado (Hammel <strong>10</strong>-8), 9:07 p.m.<br />

FOOTBALL<br />

NFL<br />

AMERICAN CONFERENCE<br />

East<br />

W L T Pct PF PA<br />

N.Y. Jets 3 1 0 .750 74 57<br />

New England 3 1 0 .750 87 71<br />

Miami 1 3 0 .250 81 79<br />

Buffalo 1 3 0 .250 74 1<strong>10</strong><br />

South<br />

Indianapolis 4 0 0 1.000 <strong>10</strong>6 62<br />

Jacksonville 2 2 0 .500 97 86<br />

Houston 2 2 0 .500 94 92<br />

Tennessee 0 4 0 .000 75 <strong>10</strong>8<br />

North<br />

Baltimore 3 1 0 .750 <strong>12</strong>4 80<br />

Cincinnati 3 1 0 .750 84 76<br />

Pittsburgh 2 2 0 .500 85 78<br />

Cleveland 0 4 0 .000 49 <strong>11</strong>8<br />

West<br />

Denver 4 0 0 1.000 79 26<br />

San Diego 2 2 0 .500 <strong>10</strong>1 <strong>10</strong>2<br />

Oakland 1 3 0 .250 42 86<br />

Kansas City 0 4 0 .000 64 1<strong>12</strong><br />

NATIONAL CONFERENCE<br />

East<br />

W L T Pct PF PA<br />

N.Y. Giants 4 0 0 1.000 <strong>10</strong>7 64<br />

Philadelphia 2 1 0 .667 94 72<br />

Dallas 2 2 0 .500 96 78<br />

Washington 2 2 0 .500 56 62<br />

South<br />

New Orleans 4 0 0 1.000 144 66<br />

Atlanta 2 1 0 .667 57 53<br />

Carolina 0 3 0 .000 37 87<br />

Tampa Bay 0 4 0 .000 54 <strong>10</strong>7<br />

North<br />

Minnesota 4 0 0 1.000 <strong>11</strong>8 80<br />

Chicago 3 1 0 .750 <strong>10</strong>5 78<br />

Green Bay 2 2 0 .500 <strong>10</strong>4 93<br />

WBU From Page 4B<br />

also fi nished in the top ten,<br />

in seventh place, running a<br />

24:59.20. Michael Sandoval,<br />

another sophomore, was <strong>11</strong>th<br />

(25:22.03), senior Timmy<br />

McCune was <strong>12</strong>th (25:27.07),<br />

and freshman Jarrod Morris<br />

came in 13th (25:35.60).<br />

“<strong>The</strong> men ran really well.<br />

We beat LCU and were right<br />

there with South Plains, and<br />

that was running without Kirby,”<br />

said WBU head coach<br />

Brian Whitlock, referring to<br />

senior Kirby Dunn, who has<br />

missed the past two meets<br />

with a breathing problem.<br />

“<strong>The</strong> times we turned in were<br />

extremely fast, and I don’t<br />

want to take anything away<br />

from our guys, but the course<br />

may have been a little short.<br />

“Hildon got out to a much<br />

better start today, not as fast<br />

as last week, so I was real<br />

pleased with that. Timmy ran<br />

well again, and I was excited<br />

about the way our other freshman,<br />

Jarrod Morris ran. He<br />

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Team W L<br />

Lewis, Kaufman & Co. 16 8<br />

R&R Enterprises 16 8<br />

Tule Creek Gin 14 <strong>10</strong><br />

Tulia Health and Rehab 13 1/2 <strong>10</strong> 1/2<br />

Johnson Gin 13 1/2 <strong>10</strong> 1/2<br />

Bar W. Ford 13 1/2 <strong>10</strong> 1/2<br />

Fleming Well <strong>11</strong> 13<br />

GPAC <strong>11</strong> 13<br />

Herald Divas 9 1/2 14 1/2<br />

Herald Babes 9 15<br />

HCSB 9 15<br />

PBC 8 16<br />

High Game: Mona Seago 165<br />

High Series: Angie Rushing and Mona<br />

Seago 441<br />

Early Bird League<br />

Team W L<br />

Wright Plumbing 15 1/2 8 1/2<br />

Leal’s 14 <strong>10</strong><br />

Plainview Bowling Center <strong>12</strong> 1/2 <strong>11</strong> 1/2<br />

Sweet A&B 13 <strong>11</strong><br />

B&B’s Girls <strong>12</strong> <strong>12</strong><br />

High Game: Glenda Gordon 181<br />

High Series: Margie Wright 489<br />

Area Bowling League<br />

Team W L<br />

Mouser Agency 15 9<br />

Plainview Bowling Center 14 1/2 9 1/2<br />

Goyne Drilling <strong>12</strong> 1/2 <strong>11</strong> 1/2<br />

Organic Alterations <strong>10</strong> 1/2 13 1/2<br />

Randy Collie Electric 8 1/2 15 1/2<br />

High Game: Diane Voyles 192<br />

High Series: Voyles 500<br />

Detroit 1 3 0 .250 83 134<br />

West<br />

San Francisco 3 1 0 .750 <strong>10</strong>2 53<br />

Arizona 1 2 0 .333 57 68<br />

Seattle 1 3 0 .250 74 82<br />

St. Louis 0 4 0 .000 24 <strong>10</strong>8<br />

Today: Pittsburgh at Detroit, noon;<br />

Oakland at N.Y. Giants, noon; Cleveland<br />

at Buffalo, noon; Dallas at Kansas<br />

City, noon; Minnesota at St. Louis,<br />

noon; Cincinnati at Baltimore, noon;<br />

Washington at Carolina, noon; Tampa<br />

Bay at Philadelphia, noon; Atlanta at<br />

San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.; Jacksonville<br />

at Seattle, 3:15 p.m.; Houston at Arizona,<br />

3:15 p.m.; New England at Denver,<br />

3:15 p.m.; Indianapolis at Tennessee,<br />

7:20 p.m.<br />

Monday, Oct. <strong>12</strong>: N.Y. Jets at Miami,<br />

7:30 p.m.<br />

— — —<br />

COLLEGE<br />

Saturday<br />

Top 25: No. 1 Florida (4-0) beat No. 4<br />

LSU, 13-3; No. 2 Texas (5-0) beat Colorado<br />

38-14.; No. 3 Alabama (6-0) beat<br />

No. 20 Mississippi 22-3.; No. 5 Virginia<br />

Tech (5-1) beat Boston College 48-14;<br />

No. 9 Ohio State (5-1) beat Wisconsin<br />

31-13; No. <strong>10</strong> TCU (5-0) beat Air Force<br />

20-17; No. <strong>11</strong> Miami (4-1) beat Florida<br />

A&M 48-16; No. <strong>12</strong> Iowa (5-0) beat<br />

Michigan, 30-28’ No. 13 Oregon (5-1)<br />

beat UCLA 24-<strong>10</strong>; No. 14 Penn State<br />

(5-1) beat Eastern Illinois 52-3; No. 15<br />

Oklahoma State (4-1) beat Texas A&M<br />

36-31; No. 16 Kansas (5-0) beat Iowa<br />

State 41-36; No. 17 Auburn (5-1) lost<br />

to Arkansas 44-23; No. 18 BYU (4-1) at<br />

UNLV (n); No. 19 Oklahoma (3-2) beat<br />

Baylor 33-7; No. 21 Nebraska (4-1) beat<br />

No. 24 Missouri 27-<strong>12</strong>, Thursday; No. 22<br />

Georgia Tech (4-1) at Florida State; No.<br />

25 South Carolina (5-1) beat Kentucky<br />

28-26.<br />

Regional: WTA&M 34, Eastern New<br />

Mexico 24; Texas Tech 66, Kansas St.<br />

<strong>11</strong>;<br />

BASKETBALL<br />

NBA Preseason<br />

Saturday: New Orleans 88, Oklahoma<br />

City 79; Cleveland <strong>10</strong>2, Charlotte 96;<br />

Chicago vs. Milwaukee at Green Bay,<br />

Wis., (n); Golden State vs. Phoenix at<br />

Palm Springs, Calif., (n)<br />

Today: New Jersey at Boston, Noon;<br />

Washington at Toronto, 2 p.m.; San Antonio<br />

at Miami, 5 p.m.; Atlanta at Detroit,<br />

5 p.m.; Memphis at Dallas, 6 p.m.<br />

HOCKEY<br />

NHL<br />

Saturday: Boston 4, N.Y. Islanders<br />

3, SO; Pittsburgh 5, Toronto 2; Ottawa<br />

4, Atlanta 2; Anaheim 3, Philadelphia 2,<br />

SO; New Jersey 3, Florida 2; Detroit 3,<br />

Washington 2; Tampa Bay 5, Carolina<br />

2; Los Angeles 2, St. Louis 1; Buffalo 1,<br />

Nashville 0; Chicago 4, Colorado 3, SO;<br />

Columbus at Phoenix, (n); Montreal at<br />

Edmonton, (n); Minnesota at San Jose,<br />

(n).<br />

Today: Anaheim at N.Y. Rangers, 4<br />

really turned on the burners<br />

there at the end and pushed<br />

ahead of a guy from LCU.”<br />

Also running for the Wayland<br />

men were Victor Lemay<br />

(18th - 25:52.71) and John<br />

Keith (22nd - 26:<strong>10</strong>.27).<br />

Regular cross country<br />

runners Catherine Leubner,<br />

Milca Villegas, and Diana<br />

Guiterrez all fi nished in the<br />

top <strong>10</strong> in the women’s race on<br />

Saturday. Leubner, a freshman,<br />

ran an 18:20.68 to fi nish<br />

5th. Another freshman, Villegas<br />

completed the 5K course<br />

in 18:28.46 for 8th place,<br />

and Guiterrez, a senior, was<br />

ninth with a time of 18:33.<strong>11</strong>.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Pioneer tracksters,<br />

Trishawn Battiste and Mary<br />

Beth Arnold, ran times of<br />

21:59.86 and 25:44.22.<br />

“Our three girls are really<br />

impressing me right now.<br />

Catherine ran a great race<br />

today, and Milca gets better<br />

every week.”<br />

Both Wayland teams will<br />

have next week off in preparation<br />

for the NAIA Mid-<br />

States Classic which will<br />

be held Oct. 24 in Winfi eld,<br />

Kan.<br />

4004 Olton Rd. • 293-4848<br />

501 W. 5th • 293-3199<br />

p.m.; Dallas at Vancouver, 9 p.m.<br />

SOCCER<br />

Major League Soccer<br />

Saturday: Toronto FC 1, San Jose 1,<br />

tie; Columbus 1, New England 0; Kansas<br />

City at Chivas USA, (n).<br />

TRANSACTIONS<br />

BASEBALL<br />

MINNESOTA TWINS—Placed 3B<br />

Matt Tolbert on the 15-day DL. Called up<br />

3B Brian Buscher from Rochester (IL).<br />

BASKETBALL<br />

NBA—Suspended Detroit F Austin<br />

Daye and Milwaukee G Carlos Delfino<br />

for one game without pay for their roles<br />

in an altercation in a game on Oct. 7.<br />

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS—<br />

Suspended G Stephen Jackson for two<br />

exhibition games for conduct detrimental<br />

to the team.<br />

LOS ANGELES LAKERS—Waived<br />

F Mickael Gelabale, F David Monds and<br />

F-C Michael Fey.<br />

FOOTBALL<br />

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Signed T<br />

Kyle Williams from the practice roster.<br />

Released DT Michael Bennett.<br />

WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Signed<br />

P Glenn Pakulak from the practice squad.<br />

Released DE Renaldo Wynn.<br />

HOCKEY<br />

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Recalled<br />

RW Jack Skille from Rockford<br />

(AHL).<br />

ST. LOUIS BLUES—Recalled D Tyson<br />

Strachan from Peoria (AHL).<br />

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Claimed<br />

LW Radek Smolenak off waivers from<br />

Chicago.<br />

VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Recalled<br />

F Guillaume Desbiens from Manitoba<br />

(AHL).<br />

Lady Dogs<br />

From Page 1B<br />

blocks and Welch had four<br />

aces and <strong>12</strong> assists.<br />

Senior Ashley Welch led<br />

the defense with 31 digs and<br />

Amanda Hinojosa added 14<br />

digs. Ashley Welch also had<br />

an ace. Brittany Ramirez<br />

added 13 digs.<br />

Senior setter Meredith<br />

Mull added eight assists and<br />

Quenda Alexander had two<br />

kills and two blocks.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Lady Dogs will host<br />

Big Spring Tuesday as they<br />

begin the second round of<br />

district play. <strong>The</strong> match is<br />

scheduled to start at 6:30<br />

p.m.<br />

Plainview swept Big<br />

Spring in three sets in the<br />

teams’ fi rst meeting.<br />

<strong>The</strong> junior varsity Lady<br />

Dogs fell to Cooper in two<br />

sets, 25-14, 30-28.<br />

Michelle Portillo had 16<br />

digs, Shania Dulakis had<br />

three kills and two blocks<br />

and Natalie Tunnell had fi ve<br />

kills.<br />

<strong>The</strong> freshman Lady Dogs<br />

played two matches Saturday,<br />

one against Cooper’s<br />

freshman team and one<br />

against its sophomore team.<br />

In the match against the<br />

freshman team, the Lady<br />

Dogs fell 25-20, 25-15.<br />

In the loss, Taylor Esty<br />

had fi ve kills; Meagan Bordayo<br />

had fi ve digs; Miranda<br />

Ball had two kills; Kristian<br />

Reynolds had three assists;<br />

and Kymber Carroll had four<br />

assists.<br />

In the second match<br />

against the sophomore team,<br />

the Lady Dogs won 25-19,<br />

25-21.<br />

In that match, Esty had four<br />

kills and two blocks; Olivia<br />

Tinoco had two kills; Reynolds<br />

had four tips; Carroll<br />

had three assists; and Mara<br />

Rodriquez had two aces.<br />

Pick 3<br />

Fri.: 3-9-5; Night: 2-0-7<br />

Sat.: 9-5-6; Night: 6-9-3<br />

Daily 4<br />

Fri.: 3-4-8-5; Night: 6-3-9-8<br />

Sat.: 5-6-9-2; Night: 5-2-0-9<br />

Cash 5<br />

Fri.: 25-19-14-<strong>11</strong>-22<br />

Sat.: 5-13-31-33-36<br />

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No. 3 Alabama stuffs Ole Miss<br />

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) —<br />

Mark Ingram rushed for 172<br />

yards and a touchdown and<br />

No. 3 Alabama stuffed No.<br />

20 Mississippi 22-3 on Saturday.<br />

Jevan Snead threw four<br />

interceptions for Ole Miss<br />

(3-2, 1-2 SEC), tying a career<br />

high, and the Crimson<br />

Tide (6-0, 4-0) scored after<br />

a blocked punt and a fumble<br />

recovery on a punt return.<br />

No. 2 Texas 38, Colorado<br />

14 In Austin, Earl Thomas<br />

returned an interception<br />

92 yards for a touchdown<br />

and Ben Wells recovered<br />

a blocked punt for another<br />

score to help No. 2 Texas<br />

pull away from Colorado in<br />

the second half for a 38-14<br />

win Saturday night.<br />

Jordan Shipley returned a<br />

punt for a touchdown in the<br />

fourth quarter for the Longhorns<br />

(5-0, 2-0 Big <strong>12</strong>), who<br />

can now look ahead to next<br />

weekend’s showdown with<br />

No. 19 Oklahoma.<br />

Arkansas 44, No. 17 Auburn<br />

23<br />

In Fayetteville, Ark. Michael<br />

Smith rushed for 145<br />

yards and a touchdown, and<br />

Arkansas held off a late Auburn<br />

rally to hand the Tigers<br />

their fi rst loss.<br />

No. 5 Virginia Tech 48,<br />

Boston College 14<br />

In Blacksburg, Va., Tyrod<br />

Taylor, Ryan Williams and<br />

Virginia Tech’s swarming<br />

defense made sure the Hokies’<br />

regular season losing<br />

streak against Boston College<br />

ended.<br />

<strong>The</strong> victory ended a three-<br />

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game regular season skid<br />

by Virginia Tech (5-1, 3-0<br />

Atlantic Coast Conference)<br />

against Boston College (4-2,<br />

2-2).<br />

No. 9 Ohio State 31, Wisconsin<br />

13<br />

In Columbus, Ohio, Kurt<br />

Coleman and Jermale Hines<br />

returned interceptions for<br />

touchdowns and Ray Small<br />

brought a kickoff back 96<br />

yards, dealing the self-destructive<br />

Badgers their fi rst<br />

loss of the season.<br />

No. 13 Oregon 24, UCLA<br />

<strong>10</strong> In Pasadena, Calif., Kenjon<br />

Barner returned the<br />

second-half kickoff for a<br />

<strong>10</strong>0-yard touchdown, and<br />

Talmadge Jackson returned<br />

an interception 32 yards for<br />

another score just 13 seconds<br />

later.<br />

No. 14 Penn State 52,<br />

Eastern Illinois 3<br />

In State College, Pa., Daryll<br />

Clark threw for three<br />

touchdowns and ran for another,<br />

Jared Odrick led a<br />

menacing defense with two<br />

sacks and linebacker Navorro<br />

Bowman returned a<br />

fumble 91 yards for a touchdown<br />

in the Nittany Lions’<br />

most complete performance<br />

of the season against lowerdivision<br />

Eastern Illinois.<br />

No. 15 Oklahoma State<br />

36, Texas A&M 31<br />

In College Station, Zac<br />

Robinson threw two touchdown<br />

passes and Oklahoma<br />

State overcame the absence<br />

of its top two playmakers.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Cowboys (4-1, 1-0<br />

Big <strong>12</strong>) played without All-<br />

America receiver Dez Bry-<br />

Thursday, Oct. 15, 20<strong>09</strong><br />

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to be given out during the event.<br />

ant, who was ruled ineligible<br />

by the school this week<br />

for lying to the NCAA<br />

about contact he made with<br />

a former NFL player. Oklahoma<br />

State was also missing<br />

Kendall Hunter, the Big<br />

<strong>12</strong>’s leading rusher in 2008,<br />

who sat out with an ankle<br />

injury.<br />

No. 16 Kansas 41, Iowa<br />

State 36<br />

In Lawrence, Kan., Todd<br />

Reesing threw for 442 yards<br />

and four touchdowns and<br />

Kerry Meier set two school<br />

receiving records in a game<br />

fi lled with big plays and<br />

missed extra points.<br />

No. 19 Oklahoma 33,<br />

Baylor 7<br />

In Norman, Okla., Heisman<br />

Trophy winner Sam<br />

Bradford threw for 389<br />

yards and a touchdown in<br />

his return from a shoulder<br />

injury and Chris Brown had<br />

two short scoring runs.<br />

Bradford broke former<br />

Heisman runner-up Josh<br />

Heupel’s school record with<br />

the 14th game of his career<br />

with at least 300 yards passing,<br />

and he could have had<br />

even bigger numbers if the<br />

Sooners’ receivers didn’t<br />

have trouble handling his<br />

passes.<br />

No. 25 South Carolina<br />

28, Kentucky 26<br />

In Columbia S.C., Stephen<br />

Garcia threw for three touchdowns<br />

and ran for another<br />

and South Carolina stopped<br />

a potential tying two-point<br />

conversion in the fourth<br />

quarter, keeping coach<br />

Steve Spurrier a perfect 17-0<br />

against the Wildcats.<br />

Padilla, Dodgers beat Cardinals 5-1 for sweep<br />

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Unemployed<br />

in August, Vicente<br />

Padilla kept the Los<br />

Angeles Dodgers going in<br />

October.<br />

<strong>The</strong> second-chance pitcher<br />

shut down Albert Pujols and<br />

the St. Louis Cardinals with<br />

a 5-1 victory Saturday night,<br />

putting the Dodgers back in<br />

the National League championship<br />

series.<br />

“Anytime you win a series<br />

it’s good,” Casey Blake<br />

said. “But to sweep the Cardinals,<br />

it just doesn’t happen.<br />

I would have never<br />

guessed we would have<br />

swept them.”<br />

Andre Ethier missed the<br />

cycle by a single, Manny<br />

Ramirez had three hits and<br />

two RBIs and the Dodgers<br />

didn’t need help this time<br />

from another St. Louis fi elding<br />

blunder to sweep their<br />

division series opponent for<br />

a second straight season.<br />

Los Angeles scored all fi ve<br />

runs with two outs.<br />

Pujols and Matt Holliday<br />

were a combined 2 for 8<br />

with a late RBI for the Cardinals,<br />

who never recharged<br />

after becoming the fi rst National<br />

League team to clinch<br />

a division title. St. Louis was<br />

1-9 after wrapping up the<br />

NL Central, and was swept<br />

for the fi rst time in the division<br />

series or NLCS play<br />

and only for the third time<br />

overall in the postseason.<br />

“From the get-go, they beat<br />

us to the punch all night,”<br />

manager Tony La Russa said.<br />

“So give them credit.”<br />

Pujols, 3 for <strong>10</strong> with an<br />

RBI and no extra-base hits<br />

in the series, left Busch Stadium<br />

without speaking to<br />

reporters.<br />

Closer Jonathan Broxton<br />

struck out Rick Ankiel for<br />

the last out and pumped his<br />

fi st as the Dodgers ran out<br />

to the mound to celebrate<br />

becoming the fi rst team to<br />

advance to the championship<br />

series. <strong>The</strong>y await the<br />

winner of the Philadelpia-<br />

Colorado series that is even<br />

at a game apiece. <strong>The</strong> Phillies<br />

beat Los Angeles in the<br />

NLSC last season in fi ve<br />

games.<br />

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