The St. Louis Cardinals advanced to the NLCS with a decisive 13-1 victory in Game 5 of the NLDS. The Cardinals scored an astounding 10 runs in the 1st inning stunning the crowd at Sun Trust Field in Atlanta.
In a year where more home runs were hit than in any other season, none of the Cardinals 13 runs came by the long ball. Most of the damage was on doubles by Tommy Edman, Dexter Fowler and Kolten Wong not to mention a key error by Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman. The lone home run in the game was hit by Atlanta Braves third baseman Josh Donaldson.
This marks the Cardinals' first NLCS appearance since 2014 when they were bested by the San Francisco Giants. Who they face and where they will travel remains an uncertainty. At this hour, the Washington Nationals and the Los Angeles Dodgers are playing Game 5 of their NLDS. As of this writing, the Dodgers are leading 3-0 in the middle of the fifth. All that is certain is that the Cardinals have a game to play on Friday night.
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