ST. LOUIS -- Rick Ankiel slapped a two-run, two-out single to right field in the bottom of the ninth inning to cap a three-run rally and lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-4 win over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. The win brought the Cardinals...

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ST. LOUIS -- They were down two runs in the ninth against fireballer, Kerry Wood who does not cave in. They had no business beating their archrivals. But you know what? They did. Rick Ankiel's remarkable climb continued Saturday afternoon,...
With seven tenacious ninth-inning plate appearances against an imposing finisher, the Cardinals took a potential loss Saturday and turned it into an improbable win. They beat the Chicago Cubs when logic screamed they couldn't. The largest crowd ever...
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