Cardinals Lose World Series in Game 6
Travelling to Boston proved to be too much for the St. Louis Cardinals, as rookie phenom Michael Wacha was pulled from the game in the fourth inning after giving up four runs. The St. Louis Cardinals ultimately lost the deciding game 6-1. The Cardinals, one of the most perpetually successful organizations in the majors, will doubtlessly be back soon, though there’s no denying they let a prime opportunity slip through their fingers.
“The one thing said in [the clubhouse] was, ‘Remember how this feels,’ ” second baseman Carpenter said. “I know this is something everybody will remember when we get after it in spring training. We’ll think about this as we look forward to the future, because it’s not a good feeling.”
“We did a lot of good things this year,” Cards’ infielder Daniel Descalso said, “and I’m sure as time goes on, we’ll recognize that. But right now it sucks to get here and lose.”
The Cardinals pitching staff was dominant all throughout the playoffs, though a series of crucial errors and mistakes ultimately cost them the series.
“I take some responsibility in us losing the series,” Cards’ ace Adam Wainwright said. “We lost four games and I lost two of them, and that’s the simple math. I could have pitched better, but I also know that I did everything I could.”
“It’s very disappointing,” Michael Wacha said. “I know everyone on this club wants that ring, I didn’t want to win it for myself as much as these guys who’ve been working their tails off all year. Whenever you have a poor outing like I did tonight, it hurts even worse. It feels like you let the team down.”
The Cardinals will also have to figure out how to deal with Carlos Beltran, their aging though still effective third baseman.
“Right now, I’m just gonna go home and see how everything goes,” Beltran said. “I’m a free agent. I’ve got to listen to everybody and make a decision based on the opportunity to play in the postseason.”
Despite everything, however, the Cardinals are still happy they got an opportunity to play on baseball’s biggest stage.
“I was just talking to Joe Kelly, and I told him, ‘There are only two teams in baseball that got to do what we did,’ ” Wainwright said. “We got to play in a World Series, and some players play their whole career and never get to do that. Carlos Beltran played 16 years and he just got his first opportunity to play in one. We have a ton of players in this group who got to share in that and have that good positive experience going forward. These moments are something you can dig deep for and look back on your whole career. I know I’ve drawn on those moments from my rookie year my whole career, and now these guys will get to do the same thing.”
Here were the trends and odds for the final game of the MLB season, courtesy of OddsShark.com.
World Series Game 6: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox: -117 Moneyline Favorites
A few Cardinals at Red Sox trends to consider:
St. Louis is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis’s last 6 games on the road
St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of St. Louis’s last 14 games when playing Boston
Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Boston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Boston’s last 14 games when playing St. Louis
