California Dreamin’: L.A. Dodgers Sweep St. Louis Cardinals

This was supposed to be a quick exit for Los Angeles. They weren’t supposed to be able to get to the St. Louis Cardinals’ vaunted pitching staff. This was supposed to be Albert Pujols' and Matt Holliday’s playoff coming out party. Apparently Joe Torre, Manny Ramirez, and the rest of the LA Dodgers didn’t get the message.

A decisive 5-1 victory in an abnormally quiet Busch Stadium, backed by seven shutout innings from the somewhat unlikely Vincente Padilla, left no doubt about the NL West Champions. All of a sudden, these Dodgers look rejuvenated and as good as they did back in April and May, when they first were called World Series contenders.

Even though the Cardinals’ bats were held in check to the tune of just six runs in three ga...

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