Jason Motte and catcher Yadier Molina of the St. Louis Cardinals celebrate their 3-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series at Busch Stadium in St Louis on Wednesday, October 17. The Cardinals lead the series 2-1 over the Giants. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2012%2F10%2F15%2Fworldsport%2Fgallery%2Fnlcs-game-2%2Findex.html" target="_blank">Look back at Game 2 of the NLCS.</a>
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Jason Motte and catcher Yadier Molina of the St. Louis Cardinals celebrate their 3-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series at Busch Stadium in St Louis on Wednesday, October 17. The Cardinals lead the series 2-1 over the Giants. Look back at Game 2 of the NLCS.
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The grounds crew puts a tarp on the field during a rain delay in the bottom of the seventh inning.
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The grounds crew puts a tarp on the field during a rain delay in the bottom of the seventh inning.
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David Freese of the St. Louis Cardinals reacts on second base after hitting a double in the seventh inning against the San Francisco Giants.
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David Freese of the St. Louis Cardinals reacts on second base after hitting a double in the seventh inning against the San Francisco Giants.
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Pitcher Matt Cain of the Giants gets a visit on the mound in the seventh inning. Cain gave up six hits and three earned runs in the loss.
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Pitcher Matt Cain of the Giants gets a visit on the mound in the seventh inning. Cain gave up six hits and three earned runs in the loss.
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Matt Holliday of the Cardinals waits on deck in the sixth inning.
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Matt Holliday of the Cardinals waits on deck in the sixth inning.
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Pete Kozma of the St. Louis Cardinals turns a double play Wednesday as Marco Scutaro of the San Francisco Giants is out at second base in the fifth inning.
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Pete Kozma of the St. Louis Cardinals turns a double play Wednesday as Marco Scutaro of the San Francisco Giants is out at second base in the fifth inning.
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Matt Cain of the Giants pitches against the Cardinals on Wednesday.
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Matt Cain of the Giants pitches against the Cardinals on Wednesday.
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Pablo Sandoval of the Giants fields the ball in the fifth inning.
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Pablo Sandoval of the Giants fields the ball in the fifth inning.
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Brandon Belt of the Giants reacts after striking out in the seventh inning against the Cardinals.
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Brandon Belt of the Giants reacts after striking out in the seventh inning against the Cardinals.
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Hunter Pence of the San Francisco Giants catches a ball hit by Allen Craig of the St. Louis Cardinals in the fourth inning.
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Hunter Pence of the San Francisco Giants catches a ball hit by Allen Craig of the St. Louis Cardinals in the fourth inning.
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Kyle Lohse of the St. Louis Cardinals pitches in the first inning to Buster Posey of the San Francisco Giants.
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Kyle Lohse of the St. Louis Cardinals pitches in the first inning to Buster Posey of the San Francisco Giants.
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Angel Pagan of the San Francisco Giants is congratulated at the dugout steps after scoring on a fielder's choice hit by teammate Pablo Sandoval.
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Angel Pagan of the San Francisco Giants is congratulated at the dugout steps after scoring on a fielder's choice hit by teammate Pablo Sandoval.
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Jon Jay of the Cardinals chases a ball hit by Angel Pagan of the Giants in the third inning on Wednesday.
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Jon Jay of the Cardinals chases a ball hit by Angel Pagan of the Giants in the third inning on Wednesday.
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Marco Scutaro of the Giants flies out to center in the first inning.
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Marco Scutaro of the Giants flies out to center in the first inning.
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Brandon Belt of the Giants slides under the tag of Cardinals infielder Pete Kozma and is safe at second.
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Brandon Belt of the Giants slides under the tag of Cardinals infielder Pete Kozma and is safe at second.
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Kyle Lohse of the St. Louis Cardinals pitches in the first inning against the San Francisco Giants.
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Kyle Lohse of the St. Louis Cardinals pitches in the first inning against the San Francisco Giants.
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Angel Pagan of the Giants, right, is congratulated by teammate Hunter Pence in front of the dugout after scoring in the third inning.
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Angel Pagan of the Giants, right, is congratulated by teammate Hunter Pence in front of the dugout after scoring in the third inning.
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Matt Carpenter of the Cardinals hits a two-run home run in the third inning Wednesday.
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Matt Carpenter of the Cardinals hits a two-run home run in the third inning Wednesday.
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Matt Carpenter of the Cardinals rounds the bases after his two-run home run.
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Matt Carpenter of the Cardinals rounds the bases after his two-run home run.
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Cardinals teammates congratulate Matt Carpenter at the dugout after his third-inning home run.
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Cardinals teammates congratulate Matt Carpenter at the dugout after his third-inning home run.
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Brandon Crawford of the San Francisco Giants turns a double-play as Jon Jay of the St. Louis Cardinals is out at second base in the first inning.
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Brandon Crawford of the San Francisco Giants turns a double-play as Jon Jay of the St. Louis Cardinals is out at second base in the first inning.
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Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford throws the ball toward first base after getting Jon Jay of the Cardinals out at second. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2012%2F10%2F15%2Fworldsport%2Fgallery%2Fnlcs-game-2%2Findex.html">Look back at Game 2 of the NLCS.</a>
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Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford throws the ball toward first base after getting Jon Jay of the Cardinals out at second. Look back at Game 2 of the NLCS.
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