The Cardinals cause a huge upset by shutting out the Phillies, 1 – 0, in Game 5 of the NLDS. Chris Carpenter is the hero, tossing a three-hit complete game on the road and besting Phillies ace Roy Halladay. The Cards score the game’s only run in the 1st inning when Rafael Furcal leads off the game with a triple and Skip Schumaker follows with a double.

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The Cardinals cause a huge upset by shutting out the Phillies, 1 – 0, in Game 5 of the NLDS. Chris Carpenter is the hero, tossing a three-hit complete game on the road and besting Phillies ace Roy Halladay. The Cards score the game’s only run in the 1st inning when Rafael Furcal leads off the game with a triple and Skip Schumaker follows with a double.

The Brewers fight off the resilient Diamondbacks to win the other NLDS, 3 games to 2, with a 10-inning 3 – 2 win. The Brewers take a 2 – 1 lead into the 9th, but for a rare time closer John Axford falters, allowing hits to Gerardo Parra and Sean Burroughs to start the inning, after which Willie Bloomquist sends the game into extra innings with a squeeze bunt. But the Brewers score the winning run in the 10th on a single and a steal by Carlos Gomez, followed by a game-ending hit by Nyjer Morgan off J.J. Putz. The Brewers’ win means that all four of this year’s Division Series winners were outscored by their opponents.

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The Brewers fight off the resilient Diamondbacks to win the other NLDS, 3 games to 2, with a 10-inning 3 – 2 win. The Brewers take a 2 – 1 lead into the 9th, but for a rare time closer John Axford falters, allowing hits to Gerardo Parra and Sean Burroughs to start the inning, after which Willie Bloomquist sends the game into extra innings with a squeeze bunt. But the Brewers score the winning run in the 10th on a single and a steal by Carlos Gomez, followed by a game-ending hit by Nyjer Morgan off J.J. Putz. The Brewers’ win means that all four of this year’s Division Series winners were outscored by their opponents.