from a 3-0 deficit to win Game 4 5-4 and get within one win of a title. In the deciding Game 5, St. Louis carried a 4-2 lead into the ninth inning. As 46,638 fans looked on, closer Wainwright got Magglio Ordóñez to ground out, gave up a double to Sean Casey, then got Iván Rodríguez to ground out to bring the Cardinals one out away from victory. Plácido Polanco, a former Cardinal, drew a walk, putting the tying run on base. Brandon Inge struck out on three pitches, and the St. Louis Cardinals won their tenth World Series championship in franchise history. David Eckstein won Series MVP and a Chevrolet Corvette Z06. Game log |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 1 || April 3 || @ Phillies || 13–5 || Carpenter || Lieber || || 44,614 || 1–0 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 2 || April 5 || @ Phillies || 4–3 || Thompson || Gordon ||Isringhausen || 20,557 || 2–0 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 3 || April 6 || @ Phillies || 4–2 || Marquis || Lidle || Isringhausen || 20,413 || 3–0 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 4 || April 7 || @ Cubs || 1–5 || Maddux || Suppan || || 40,869 || 3–1 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 5 || April 8 || @ Cubs || 2–3 || Howry || Thompson || Dempster || 40,182 || 3–2 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 6 || April 9 || @ Cubs || 4–8 || Williamson || Isringhausen || || 39,839 || 3–3 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 7 || April 10 || Brewers || 6–4 || Mulder || Ohka || Isringhausen || 41,936 || 4–3 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 8 || April 12 || Brewers || 8–3 || Marquis || Bush || || 40,648 || 5–3 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 9 || April 13 || Brewers || 3–4(11) || de la Rosa || Isringhausen || Turnbow || 40,222 || 5–4 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 10 || April 14 || Reds || 0–1 || Harang || Carpenter || Weathers || 40,901 || 5–5 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 11 || April 15 || Reds || 9–3 || Ponson || Williams || || 40,752 || 6–5 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 12 || April 16 || Reds || 8–7 || Looper || Weathers || || 40,068 || 7–5 |- style="background-color:#bbffbb" | 13 || April 17 || @ Pirates || 2–1 || Marquis || Maholm || Isringhausen || 15,278 || 8–5 |- style="background-color:#ffbbbb" | 14 || April 18 || @ Pirates