long. chicago was held to the lowest-ever team batting average in an nlcs. meanwhile, mets postseason sensation daniel murphy went four for five in the game. his final at-bat, came in the eighth inning with a man on first. one more. in the air. deep right center field. that ball is gone! the two-run shot means murphy has now homered in six consecutive playoff games. an all-time postseason record. the historic feat easily earns him honors for series mvp. we ll see if he can carry that momentum into the fall classic. now to toronto. the second team contending for a world series championship has yet to be decided as the blue jays stay alive against kansas city with a 7-1 win in game five of the alcs. toronto s estrada allowed just
the lefty stays in to fight mike napoli and he drills one into right center and double scores two runs. that gave the rangers the lead, 4-2. cardinals did have another chance to tie it up at the plate with the tying run on first but a strike em out, throw em out double play, texas takes game five by a score of 4-2. the teams now head back to st. louis for game six tomorrow. the forecast? 50 degrees and rain in st. louis. you know it s bad when it s not the bloggers that are writing that la russa is screwing up the world series but the new york times. yeah. i mean, is it, the managing that bad this world series? he set a postseason record for most pitchers used, most relievers used but one game they call it genius when he brings in a different pitcher every hitter. last night they say it s over managing. last night the blown hit-and-run with pujols at the plate in that situation. come on yes, oh, my god. he can over manage things which i think la russa has over